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Lewys Dunn recorded in the mid-17th century the ancestors of the Evans family who were living at Plasau Duon. Lewis Evans is known to have been living in 1631 It is likely that it was his grandfather (Howell ap
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fireplace with carved arcaded panelling with coat-of arms above. To the left is a carved 17th-century screen which opens to the entrance lobby. Its notable 17th-century floor (beneath modern boards) is of small smooth stones set in earth in geometrical patterns, a technique then widespread in the
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