By the end of the 18th century the new informal style had taken over. The 'lights' disappeared and the enclosing structures in the castle grounds were removed.

The formal gardens became lawns and were enclosed by a curved fence.

The splendid Edwardian gardens, contemporary with the building works of Courtenay Morgan, are still remembered today, as is the head gardener, Angus McKinnon. The listed glasshouse, the

only one in Wales built by the famous Mackenzie and Moncur of Edinburgh, has survived since 1913 in amazingly good condition, half hidden now by thick brambles.

After the end of the war the gardens and parklands were left to return to nature, but even now many of the features could be restored in a way which would enhance the wonderful historic setting of the castle.