It was the home of the Pugh family whose fortunes faded through their adherence to the Catholic religion when their neighbours accepted Protestantism. On 14 April 1587, printing material for Catholic literature was found in a cave on the Little Orme, where it had been used by the recusant Robert Pugh (squire of Penrhyn Hall) and his chaplain William Davies to print Y Drych Gristianogawl ('The Christian Mirror').
The home of the Pugh family, whose fortunes declined due to their adherence to Catholicism when their neighbors embraced Protestantism. On April 14, 1587, printing materials for Catholic literature were discovered in a cave on Little Orme, where Robert Pugh (a squire of Penrhyn Hall) and his chaplain William Davies had used it to print "Y Drych Gristianogawl" ('The Christian Mirror').