Gyrn Castle

It was built between 1817 and 1824 by John Douglas, who incorporated parts of a previous house on the Gyrn estate, dating to the late 17th century, on a site overlooking the Dee estuary.

In 1749 ownership passed to the Reverend Samuel Edwards of Pentre Hall by his marriage to Charlotte Mostyn.

The Douglas family sold Gyrn in 1853 to Edward Bates of Hampshire, a ship owner and politician.

[3] Gyrn Castle was listed by Cadw principally because of the grounds, described as a "Nineteenth-century picturesque layout centred on a series of lakes with a circuit walk".

The area surrounding the lakes is wooded, mainly with beech and horse chestnut, and the banks are planted with rhododendrons.