Folk Tales

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The story of Gwrtheyrn

Nant Gwrtheyrn takes its name from Brenin Gwrtheyrn, a disgraced Kentish king who ruled ancient Britain…

The Three Curses

Not long after Gwrtheyrn’s death, three monks arrived in the Nant on their way to the monastery on Ynys Enlli…

Rhys a Meinir

The secluded Nant is the setting for one of Wales’ most tragic love stories. Both Rhys and Meinir grew up in…

Elis Bach

Ty Canol was the home of Elis Bach, an interesting character who lived in the Nant in the early part of the 19th…

A German spy?

During the Second World War a mysterious stranger called Margaret Gladys Fisher moved to an isolated…