Cae Mabon
Cae Mabon is a retreat centre in North Wales. It is set in an oak forest close to the remnants of Dinorwic Quarry and on the opposite side of the Padarn lake from the town of Llanberis.
The centre has been run by its founder, local storyteller, author and songwriter Eric Maddern, since 1989 and is well regarded for the beauty of its natural setting as well as the architecture of its alternative, low-impact buildings.
In 2008, Cae Mabon was placed as number one natural building project in the UK in the top ten list compiled by Professor Tom Woolley for sustain magazine. In the same year, Cae Mabon was granted retrospective planning permission on all its alternatively constructed buildings by the local authority after support was shown for Cae Mabon by prominent local figures such as Dafydd Iwan.
The name 'Cae Mabon' means 'Field of Mabon' in Welsh, referring to Mabon ap Modron, a character from Y Mabinogion.
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References
- Article 'Natural Building:10 of the Best', Sustain Magazine, McCelland Publishing Ltd, Volume 9 issue 5.
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