llangollen, which means "land's end" in the welsh language, was originally part of a land grant on which a two-story manor house was built in the late 1770s. over the years, portions of the llangollen estate were sold off and in the first part of the 19th century it was owned by cuthbert powell who died there in 1849. by 1930, only remained when it was purchased by john hay "jock" whitney as a wedding gift for his fiancée, mary elizabeth "liz" altemus.