After absorbing the views from the summit of Allt-yr-Esgair we followed a steep narrow path down through the woodland on its western slopes and soon came upon the building identified on our map as "Paragon Tower". I had been told that this might bear some resemblance to the roundhouse near Abercraf, which I featured on Images of Wales in October 2002. We later discovered that Paragon Tower is an early 19th century hunting lodge.

The exterior of Paragon Tower

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Our first view of Paragon Tower as Siân approaches the building from the south. "Tower" seems a rather misleading description!

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The outer walls encircle a central chimney stack.

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This general view from the south-west shows a curved wall projecting to the south.

Image 4:

Adrian investigates the north side of the building

Image 5:

A fireplace viewed through the southwest entrance doorway

Explore inside the building on Page 3