Llanberis-Trefor Arfordir Cymru
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-There's a story behind the name -of every house, field... | 0:00:09 | 0:00:13 | |
-..mountain and beach. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:16 | |
-Our history -isn't always on the surface. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
-You must search for it... | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
-..and sometimes unlock it -layer by layer. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
-We'll be focusing on the names -of shores in this series. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:38 | |
-Then, why start -in the middle of the mountains? | 0:00:38 | 0:00:41 | |
-The journey ahead, -on land and sea... | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
-..will be influenced by quarries. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
-Granite, lead, manganese... | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
-..jasper, and, of course, slate. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
-We're in North Wales this time. -This is Arfordir Cymru. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:57 | |
-During this series, we'll -travel along Llyn's coastal path... | 0:01:16 | 0:01:21 | |
-..which stretches -from Caernarfon to Porthmadog. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
-84 miles -of quaint seaside villages... | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
-..rocks and caves. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
-I'll be meeting the area's locals... | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
-..and hearing the stories -behind these lovely names. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
-This is -one of the last strongholds... | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
-..where the Welsh language, -its idioms and dialect... | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
-..is spoken -by the majority of inhabitants. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:55 | |
-And it's water, be it river or sea, -that will lead the way. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
-We'll also explore the rivers -at each end of our journey... | 0:02:08 | 0:02:12 | |
-..following the Seiont -from Llanberis to Caernarfon... | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
-..before circling -the Llyn Peninsula and Bardsey... | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
-..and joining the River Dwyryd -towards Blaenau Ffestiniog. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
-Although the Llyn Peninsula -will claim most of our attention... | 0:02:31 | 0:02:35 | |
-..our journey covers a wider area... | 0:02:36 | 0:02:38 | |
-..touching the shores -of Arfon and Eifionydd. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:42 | |
-Flanking the series at both ends... | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
-..is slate. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
-It's left its mark -not only on the landscape... | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
-..but in a more abstract way, -on people's way of thinking... | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
-..their literature -and their speech. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
-In its heyday, 3,000 men -worked at the Dinorwic quarry. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:07 | |
-They had -their own unique vocabulary. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:11 | |
-In some quarries, the word the men -used for quarrelling was haldiwario. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:19 | |
-There was a different vocabulary -in different areas. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:23 | |
-They had names for their tools too, -such as miniar bach. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:27 | |
-This was the Cyn Manollt. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
-The name given to this was a cowjan. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
-In this programme, we follow -the water from Llanberis... | 0:03:40 | 0:03:44 | |
-..to the Menai Strait before making -our way to the village of Trefor. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:49 | |
-Llyn Padarn was formed -at the end of the last Ice Age. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
-It's home to the char... | 0:03:55 | 0:03:57 | |
-..a rare breed of fish which is -only found in glacial waters. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
-Anglers fish for trout and salmon -in the river below the lake. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
-I think I'll try my luck. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
-Seiont means strong and powerful. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
-In certain parts, -it's easy to understand why. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
-Huw Hughes is secretary... | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
-..of the Seiont, -Gwyrfai and Llyfni Fishing Society. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
-You're in a place of -exceptional beauty, I must admit. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
-I wouldn't call it beautiful, -I'd call it magical. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
-Especially on a day like today. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
-How long -have you been fishing this river? | 0:04:55 | 0:04:58 | |
-I've been fishing in these waters -since I was 11 years of age. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:04 | |
-Our aim is to head for the sea -and try to follow the water... | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
-..from Llyn Padarn and downwards. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
-You use the name Saint -for this river. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
-As the river -runs from Llyn Padarn... | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
-..down to the sea, that stretch -of water is called Saint. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:22 | |
-Everyone refers to it as Seiont -and it's Seiont on the maps. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
-I assume -there are various names along it? | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
-Yes, there are interesting names. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:33 | |
-When you start out from Llyn Padarn, -the two pools you come to... | 0:05:33 | 0:05:39 | |
-..are Rhyd Bach and Rhyd Mawr... | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
-..which run into a lake -called Llyn Bogelyn. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
-Llyn Bogelyn? | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
-It runs from Llyn Bogelyn -to what they call Seston Fawr. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:53 | |
-There are no other -antiquated names... | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
-..until you reach Pont Rhythallt. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
-Because there's a station there... | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
-..they call the turn Tro Tryciau. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
-The place below that -is called Fflatiau Hen Lanciau. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
-What did the hen lanciau -(unmarried men) do there, I wonder? | 0:06:09 | 0:06:13 | |
-The lake above this pool -is called Llyn Doctor. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:18 | |
-And then we reach here. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
-It's called Llyn Tywod, -as I understand... | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
-..because the mill -treated the slate with sand... | 0:06:24 | 0:06:28 | |
-..quite possibly to clean it. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
-The sand washed the water and -the riverbed was a blanket of sand. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:35 | |
-That's why it's called Llyn Tywod. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:37 | |
-We own -a large part of the River Gwyrfai. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:40 | |
-Some of the pools have interesting -names. Llyn Fuwch (Lake Cow). | 0:06:40 | 0:06:46 | |
-That's above Pont Y Gwredog -and Carreg Pechodau (Rock of Sins). | 0:06:46 | 0:06:52 | |
-Have you ever heard of that? | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
-There was a bwytwr pechodau -(sin eater) from Waunfawr. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
-They'd put something really tasty -like bread or cake... | 0:06:58 | 0:07:02 | |
-..on the chest of the deceased -and place them on the rock. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:08 | |
-Someone would then come around -and eat them. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:13 | |
-You have to ask, who ate his sins? | 0:07:13 | 0:07:15 | |
-Of course, -there's always a pecking order! | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
-If he was being paid, it'd take -a lot of money to eat all my sins! | 0:07:18 | 0:07:23 | |
-The Seiont reaches the estuary -near Caernarfon Castle... | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
-..which is testament to Edward I's -decision to placate the Welsh. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:45 | |
-Its strategic location -next to the Menai Strait... | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
-..facilitated control of the water -between the mainland and Anglesey. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:52 | |
-The town's name is easily explained. -Caer (fort) ar (on) Fon (Anglesey). | 0:07:52 | 0:07:57 | |
-A fort opposite Anglesey. | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
-In the shadow of the imposing castle -is the slate quay... | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
-..which is now a car park. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:07 | |
-As the name suggests, -this place has a very rich history. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:12 | |
-The slate quay was an essential link -of the slate industry's chain. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:25 | |
-During the Industrial Revolution... | 0:08:26 | 0:08:28 | |
-..cities were rapidly expanding... | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
-..and there was -a sustained demand for slate... | 0:08:31 | 0:08:35 | |
-..to build factories and houses. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:37 | |
-It was Dyffryn Nantlle slate -which came here. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
-It'd reach the slate quay... | 0:08:40 | 0:08:42 | |
-..before being loaded on to ships -and exported worldwide. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:46 | |
-The Menai isn't a river, it's a -strait between island and mainland. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:54 | |
-The name's origin is unknown. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:56 | |
-It's possible that the Men -refers to Myned, the verb to go... | 0:08:57 | 0:09:01 | |
-..or to flow. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:03 | |
-The Menai can be very unpredictable -in terms of its tides, currents... | 0:09:04 | 0:09:09 | |
-..and sandbanks. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
-I'd better take someone experienced -along with me. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
-For many years, salmon fishing... | 0:09:29 | 0:09:33 | |
-..was a very important pursuit -in Caernarfon. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:38 | |
-Tony Lovell comes from a long line -of Caernarfon's salmon fishermen. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
-How long have the Lovells -been salmon fishing? | 0:09:44 | 0:09:48 | |
-About a century, I'd say. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
-It might even be longer. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:53 | |
-Along with -other families in the town. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:55 | |
-Yes, many other families. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
-You've brought -a photo of yourself in your heyday. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
-Yes, I've brought one of me -when I was 20 years old. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:05 | |
-Which one are you? | 0:10:07 | 0:10:08 | |
-The thinnest, of course. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:11 | |
-The thin, fit one. -Who are the other men? | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
-Jim Lovell, Ned Dolly Head. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-Tommy Walley... | 0:10:19 | 0:10:20 | |
-..Tony Lovell and Jack Bank. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
-There were -quite a few characters among us. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
-I'm sure you had fun. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
-What was your job on the boat? | 0:10:30 | 0:10:33 | |
-It was my duty -to steer the boat, coil the ropes... | 0:10:33 | 0:10:37 | |
-..and get the boat ready -for the next haul. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
-How do you -go about catching salmon? | 0:10:42 | 0:10:44 | |
-We'd start out from the dock -at four hours of tide... | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
-..which means from high tide. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
-You mean when the tide -has been at its height? | 0:10:52 | 0:10:55 | |
-Yes, we'd come to the fishing patch. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:57 | |
-What happened there? | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
-We more or less went straight out, -to the large float. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:06 | |
-We turned at a 45-degree angle -and went out on an arc. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:10 | |
-So you went -straight out to half the net... | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
-..and then 45 degrees after that. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:16 | |
-Then we came to -what we call the outer pole. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
-From the outer pole, -we had a rope to shore. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:24 | |
-We rowed full speed to shore... | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
-..and then it's haul away. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
-You call it haul away? | 0:11:30 | 0:11:32 | |
-Were there names for these patches? | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
-Yes. -Treasure Island was by Number 9. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
-What's Number 9? | 0:11:38 | 0:11:40 | |
-The largest buoy -at the entrance to the dock. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:45 | |
-Why Treasure Island? | 0:11:45 | 0:11:47 | |
-Ned Lovell made up that name -because he'd been lucky there. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:51 | |
-Further down is Glasddwr, -heading towards Porth Lleidiog. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:57 | |
-Then there was Ty Calch, -Traeth Gwyn and Belan. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
-Did everyone get on well? | 0:12:01 | 0:12:02 | |
-Did everyone get on well? - -Yes, very well. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:04 | |
-Was there ever any envy if one of -you had caught more than the other? | 0:12:04 | 0:12:09 | |
-Of course! | 0:12:09 | 0:12:11 | |
-But it was always lots of fun. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
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-We're on the trail of place names -and the stories behind them... | 0:12:28 | 0:12:32 | |
-..along the shores -of northwest Wales. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
-We're at the southern tip -of the Menai Strait. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:39 | |
-Llanfaglan Church -dates from the 13th century... | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
-..and is dedicated -to Saint Baglan ap Dingad. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
-Here we focus -on the derivation of other names. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:50 | |
-Personal names. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:52 | |
-Ifor Williams is active -with the Welsh Place-Name Society... | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
-..and is also the caretaker -of this ancient church. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
-There are hundreds of years -of history in these walls. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:16 | |
-I couldn't help but notice the pews -as I walked in. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:23 | |
-There are dates and letters -inscribed on mostly all of them. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:27 | |
-Yes, almost all. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:30 | |
-The letters denote the names -of the pews' owners. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:33 | |
-The letter at the top always -refers to the family's surname. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:38 | |
-Husband on the left, -wife on the right. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
-William and Anne Humphreys -in this case. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:43 | |
-They farmed Plas Llanfaglan, -the land surrounding the church. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:48 | |
-More than 300 acres of farmland. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
-I assume it was the most wealthy -and influential families... | 0:13:51 | 0:13:56 | |
-..who owned the larger pews? | 0:13:56 | 0:13:58 | |
-..who owned the larger pews? - -Yes, they paid someone to make them. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:00 | |
-Ordinary folk made do -with pews like that one there. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
-That's where I'd sit. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:06 | |
-That's where I'd sit. - -Me too. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
-These pews were a mark of -a person's status in society, then? | 0:14:16 | 0:14:21 | |
-Precisely. This one's the best, -it's made from oak. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:26 | |
-In today's terms, -it's the Rolls Royce of pews. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:30 | |
-I have to ask, -who owned the main pew? | 0:14:30 | 0:14:35 | |
-David and Margaret Jones, -whose memorial is behind us. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
-They were a wealthy family. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
-David Jones -lived in Cefn Coed, Llanfaglan. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
-He was a 52-year-old widower. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
-Margaret was an 18-year-old -from Bodfan, Llandwrog. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:51 | |
-David fancied Margaret. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:55 | |
-I'm sure he did. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:57 | |
-The two married two years later -when she was 20 and he was 54... | 0:14:57 | 0:15:03 | |
-..on the shortest day of the year -in Llandwrog Church in 1764. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:07 | |
-There's a carving down here too. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:11 | |
-It might be graffiti, -for all we know! | 0:15:12 | 0:15:14 | |
-I'd say the son had been a naughty -boy and carved his name on this pew. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:19 | |
-RI, 1784. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
-So you can date the carving. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:23 | |
-So you can date the carving. - -Yes, that's what's great about it. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
-It's essential for history. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:29 | |
-Which son was this, then? | 0:15:29 | 0:15:31 | |
-Which son was this, then? - -Richard Jones, the second son. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
-We know exactly how old he was -when he wrote this. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
-He was 10 or 11 years old. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
-His father -must've given him a hiding! | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
-I wouldn't have liked -to have been in his shoes! | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
-In order to leave the Menai behind, -we sail pass Braich Abermenai... | 0:15:51 | 0:15:56 | |
-..through a narrow gap -where the sea is choppy and wild. | 0:15:56 | 0:16:00 | |
-We're on our way out of -the Menai Strait through the Gap... | 0:16:01 | 0:16:06 | |
-..as Caernarfon fishermen -refer to it. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
-Many people -have been caught out here. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:13 | |
-Whoa! | 0:16:14 | 0:16:16 | |
-The tide runs this way -and the wind hits us head-on. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:20 | |
-When those two forces collide... | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
-..it can be -exceptionally dangerous here. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:29 | |
-As we leave the Menai Strait... | 0:16:38 | 0:16:40 | |
-..and keep to the left -of Arfon's shores, the sea's calmer. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:45 | |
-We'll travel along a stretch of sea -called Sianel Gwyr Nefyn... | 0:16:45 | 0:16:49 | |
-..a name which I assume -came about from the fishing trade... | 0:16:49 | 0:16:53 | |
-..between Caernarfon and -the fishing town of Nefyn in Llyn. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:58 | |
-But the Nefyn fishermen... | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
-..didn't call this choppy -stretch of water the Menai Strait. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:04 | |
-They called it Afon G'narfon. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:07 | |
-Sailing southwards, -we're aiming for... | 0:17:13 | 0:17:16 | |
-..the long arm -of the Llyn Peninsula. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
-We're in ancient territory, -full of myth and legend. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:22 | |
-Many of the area's names... | 0:17:23 | 0:17:25 | |
-..are associated -with one of our earliest legends. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
-The story of Math Fab Mathonwy, -the King of Gwynedd. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:32 | |
-Dinas Dinlle, -Caer Arianrhod and Maen Dylan... | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
-..relate to the legend first -recorded in the 11th century... | 0:17:36 | 0:17:41 | |
-..though it's far older than that. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:44 | |
-I'll simplify it as much as I can. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:46 | |
-Basically, Math fab Mathonwy... | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
-..had to rest his feet -in the lap of a virgin. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
-Arianrhod, from Caer Arianrhod, -was chosen for that purpose. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:57 | |
-In order to prove her virginity... | 0:17:57 | 0:18:00 | |
-..she had to step over Math's rod. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:02 | |
-The minute she did that, -she gave birth to a baby... | 0:18:03 | 0:18:06 | |
-..who was born of the sea and -who dived straight into the water. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
-He was named Dylan Ail Don... | 0:18:11 | 0:18:13 | |
-..and somehow or other, -he's associated with Maen Dylan. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:16 | |
-When Dylan Ail Don was born... | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
-..a lump of flesh came with him. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
-It was put in a chest, and -when the chest was later opened... | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
-..a little -fair-haired boy was inside. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
-It caused Arianrhod immense shame... | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
-..and she swore this child -would never have a name... | 0:18:39 | 0:18:43 | |
-..unless the name came from her. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:45 | |
-Following all kinds of wizardry -synonymous with the Mabinogion... | 0:18:45 | 0:18:50 | |
-..the child -came face to face with Arianrhod... | 0:18:50 | 0:18:53 | |
-..when he was disguised -as a shoemaker. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
-As he measured Arianrhod's foot -for a shoe... | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
-..a little bird landed nearby. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
-The child threw a stone -and hit the bird on its leg. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:06 | |
-Arianrhod exclaimed, "The fair one -struck with a deft hand". | 0:19:06 | 0:19:11 | |
-That's how the child got his name, -from Arianrhod. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
-He was named Lleu Llaw Gyffes... | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
-..the -Fair-Haired One of the Skilful Hand. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
-According to some, Dinas Dinlle... | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
-..is derived from Dinas Dyn Lleu -(The town of the man called Lleu). | 0:19:24 | 0:19:27 | |
-If there's any connection -between Dinas Dinlle and Lleu... | 0:19:28 | 0:19:32 | |
-..it'd suggest that he was named -after Leucos, the god of light. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:36 | |
-Lleu's character -is reminiscent of the god. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
-But examples -of the element Dinlle... | 0:19:42 | 0:19:45 | |
-..appear in names -which have no connection with Lleu. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:49 | |
-It's strongly argued that Dinlle -is an element by itself. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:54 | |
-That is to say, dyn lle, -a place where you'll find a man... | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
-..or a fort. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:01 | |
-And here it is. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
-Or what's left -of the hill fort nowadays. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
-Objects dating back to -the second and third centuries... | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
-..have been unearthed here... | 0:20:18 | 0:20:21 | |
-..but the sea is eroding -more and more of the land. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:24 | |
-The only thing that's left -is this foreland semi-circle. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:28 | |
-As the erosion process continues... | 0:20:29 | 0:20:31 | |
-..we're likely to lose all this... | 0:20:32 | 0:20:34 | |
-..and the connection -between ourselves... | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
-..and those who lived here 2,000 -years ago will be gone forever. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
-Moving further southwards, -we pass Aberdesach. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
-Desach means -belonging to the Deisi... | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-..a Celtic tribe from Ireland who, -it's claimed, settled here awhile. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:02 | |
-As we sail across the bay, there's -a place to shelter in Trefor. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:14 | |
-In the earliest records, the town -of Caernarfon is spelt with a V. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:34 | |
-It was only later -that the Welsh F replaced it. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:38 | |
-The same is true here. -Trefor is spelt with the Welsh F. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:43 | |
-You could argue that you should keep -the V in the village's spelling... | 0:21:43 | 0:21:49 | |
-..because this isn't -a major town or a seaside town. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
-Trefor is a personal name. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:55 | |
-Trefor Jones. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
-Yr Hendre or Yr Hendre Fawr -was its ancient name. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
-However, -during the mid-19th century... | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
-..the Welsh Granite Company noticed -people living on Yr Eifl's slopes... | 0:22:09 | 0:22:14 | |
-..were digging for granite -and transporting it. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
-Trefor Jones -was the company's supervisor. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
-He realised -that this was premium stone. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
-Mining began and people -flocked here to work in the quarry. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
-In 1856, the foundation stone -was laid for this row of houses. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:36 | |
-Later, an entire village -was built around them. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:40 | |
-Standing here, in the heart -of the works, gives you an idea... | 0:22:56 | 0:23:00 | |
-..of the quarry's influence -on the area. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:03 | |
-An industrial landscape juxtaposed -with exceptional scenic beauty. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:10 | |
-It was an enormous venture. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:12 | |
-As a sign of appreciation -for Trefor Jones' hard work... | 0:23:12 | 0:23:16 | |
-..the quarry's owners decided... | 0:23:17 | 0:23:19 | |
-..to call -this village below me Trefor. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
-Now that's what you call -immortalised! | 0:23:23 | 0:23:27 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:46 | |
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