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North Wales Image The Ugly House, North Wales

The Ugly House, Snowdonia National Park. Legend of "Ty Hyll", the "Ugly House", claims it was built in 1475 by two outlaw brothers as a "Ty Un Nos" or "House of the Night". Apparently if a house was built overnight and smoke rose from the chimney at dawn, the occupier could claim that land freehold - Wales

Eoin Clarke Lonely Planet Photographer