Sometimes a property becomes so interwoven into a family's history that it feels like it becomes an important member of the clan - a constant and welcome bricks and mortar addition to the human gang that features in lifelong memories and unforgettable moments.
In a remote location near Dolgellau a former farmhouse stood silently alone on a hillside, slowly dying of dereliction since it was abandoned in 1948, with the surrounding sheep the only regular visitors to the building, looking for shelter from the weather.
But in 1988 the rundown property nestled into the majestic and sweeping scenery of Snowdonia National Park was found by a local family, and the journey to bring the house back from the brink and revive it into full and glorious life again began - and it has been adored and looked after ever since.
