Porth Fesyg- Ynys Enlli

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0:00:11 > 0:00:15- We're on a journey along - the spectacular Llyn Peninsula...

0:00:16 > 0:00:20- ..in search of the names, people and - stories that litter these shores.

0:00:21 > 0:00:24- This is the remarkable story - of the Welsh coastline.

0:00:34 > 0:00:38- We travel from Porth Fesyg - in the parish of Llangwnnadl...

0:00:38 > 0:00:41- ..along the Llyn coastline...

0:00:41 > 0:00:44- ..before we cross - to the sacred Bardsey Island.

0:00:51 > 0:00:55- We're in an area - of outstanding natural beauty...

0:00:56 > 0:00:59- ..heading to a portion of land - that Cynan referred to...

0:00:59 > 0:01:02- ..as Pendraw'r Byd (Land's End).

0:01:04 > 0:01:06- Bardsey Island beckons us...

0:01:06 > 0:01:11- ..to embark on a pilgrimage, - as generations before us have done.

0:01:11 > 0:01:15- Walking the shores, - it's hard not to lose yourself...

0:01:15 > 0:01:19- ..in the area's beauty, - history and incredible stories.

0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Some claim - Porth Fesyg gets its name...

0:01:26 > 0:01:29- ..from the Lafesyg ship - which came to shore...

0:01:29 > 0:01:32- ..laden with oats, meat and butter.

0:01:35 > 0:01:37- The ship was looted...

0:01:37 > 0:01:42- ..and its contents were taken - to a nearby house called Y Badell.

0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Workers there - were turning the soil in the garden.

0:01:46 > 0:01:48- It's mentioned in a verse.

0:01:48 > 0:01:50- "I went to Y Badell - to turn the soil

0:01:50 > 0:01:52- "I had a flummery for lunch

0:01:52 > 0:01:55- "With lashings - of porridge and butter

0:01:55 > 0:01:57- "And beef from Porth Lafesyg."

0:02:02 > 0:02:05- We've researched - up until the mid-18th century...

0:02:05 > 0:02:09- ..and found no record - of a ship called Lafesyg...

0:02:09 > 0:02:11- ..coming to shore here.

0:02:11 > 0:02:15- The book Enwau Afonydd - A Nentydd Cymru suggests...

0:02:15 > 0:02:19- ..that the name - means something dirty or polluted...

0:02:19 > 0:02:24- ..referring to a small stream - running down to the beach.

0:02:24 > 0:02:28- However, the beach itself - is a place of beauty.

0:02:33 > 0:02:38- Hand in hand with beauty - comes the perilous sea.

0:02:38 > 0:02:41- 1933 was - a year of heartbreak in the area.

0:02:41 > 0:02:43- I'm in Porth Widlin to learn more.

0:02:47 > 0:02:49- So this small bay is Porth Widlin?

0:02:50 > 0:02:51- Yes, this is it.

0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Yes, this is it.- - It's a hazardous shoreline...

0:02:54 > 0:02:55- ..for any vessel.

0:02:55 > 0:02:57- ..for any vessel.- - Yes, it is.

0:02:57 > 0:03:01- Luckily, a disaster - was averted in Porth Cychod...

0:03:01 > 0:03:04- ..in Tudweiliog.

0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Two men went out in a boat - on a choppy sea and lost their oars.

0:03:08 > 0:03:12- They were far from shore - and they were carried to Ireland.

0:03:12 > 0:03:14- With no oars or anything.

0:03:15 > 0:03:17- But a tragic story...

0:03:17 > 0:03:19- ..is associated with Porth Widlin.

0:03:19 > 0:03:21- ..is associated with Porth Widlin.- - Yes, it was September.

0:03:22 > 0:03:26- There's a farm about two miles - from here called Tir Dyrys.

0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Three brothers - out of five siblings...

0:03:29 > 0:03:31- ..made their way down here.

0:03:31 > 0:03:36- Trefgraig's maid came out and said - to them, "Where are you going?"

0:03:36 > 0:03:39- They said, - "We're going to check our nets...

0:03:39 > 0:03:42- "..to see if we've caught anything."

0:03:42 > 0:03:46- She said, "Don't go out today, - the white horses are raging."

0:03:47 > 0:03:52- "No, it's fine, we're used to it" - - so they went out to sea...

0:03:52 > 0:03:55- ..just as they'd done - countless times.

0:03:56 > 0:04:00- A wave must've come - - no-one knows exactly what happened.

0:04:00 > 0:04:02- The boat overturned...

0:04:02 > 0:04:07- ..and was recovered - over there in Porth Fesyg.

0:04:07 > 0:04:09- What happened after that?

0:04:09 > 0:04:11- I've a letter here...

0:04:12 > 0:04:14- ..written by the boys' aunt.

0:04:14 > 0:04:17- The writing is slightly illegible.

0:04:17 > 0:04:19- This is what she says.

0:04:20 > 0:04:24- "About one o'clock, the Gelli boy - went to look for driftwood.

0:04:25 > 0:04:28- "He saw a boat - filled with water on the shore...

0:04:28 > 0:04:31- "..and a body, face down inside it."

0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Someone was trapped in the boat.

0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Someone was trapped in the boat.- - "Dozens of people...

0:04:36 > 0:04:41- "..flocked to the shoreline - to search until nightfall.

0:04:42 > 0:04:45- "'Oh,' said Dads, 'It's hard - to return without them...

0:04:46 > 0:04:48- "'..knowing they're on the seabed.'"

0:04:49 > 0:04:53- So they weren't found right away? - It sends a shiver down your spine.

0:04:53 > 0:04:58- It's a matter-of-fact response. - You also have a second letter.

0:04:58 > 0:05:02- It's hard to believe that - the same person wrote them both.

0:05:02 > 0:05:04- This was written after the funeral.

0:05:05 > 0:05:07- It's a detailed description.

0:05:07 > 0:05:12- The three - were transported to the cemetery...

0:05:12 > 0:05:15- ..on the back of a coal wagon.

0:05:15 > 0:05:20- I found parts of the letter - strangely amusing.

0:05:20 > 0:05:23- It was followed - by 26 small motorcars.

0:05:23 > 0:05:27- She also describes - what people were wearing.

0:05:27 > 0:05:33- "A new black hat from Bon-Marche," - Pwllheli's best shop at the time.

0:05:33 > 0:05:35- It's certainly of its time.

0:05:35 > 0:05:36- It's certainly of its time.- - Yes, it is.

0:05:36 > 0:05:38- The clothes and the vocabulary.

0:05:39 > 0:05:42- The three brothers - are buried together.

0:05:42 > 0:05:46- Yes, I've a record - and a picture here from Y Cymro.

0:05:46 > 0:05:49- "The three audacious young men...

0:05:49 > 0:05:52- "..were taken by the sea.

0:05:52 > 0:05:54- "They set out innocently...

0:05:55 > 0:05:56- "..unaware of their impending doom."

0:05:56 > 0:05:59- "..unaware of their impending doom."- - That's their grave's inscription.

0:05:59 > 0:06:02- It emphasizes - the dangers of the sea.

0:06:02 > 0:06:05- If the sea's made up its mind, - that's the end of it.

0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Yes, it's all over then.

0:06:23 > 0:06:27- The coastal path leads us to - the tranquillity of Porth Ferin...

0:06:28 > 0:06:30- ..where St Merin's Church - once stood.

0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Rumour has it...

0:06:37 > 0:06:41- ..that the church was looted - by thieves attacking from the sea.

0:06:41 > 0:06:46- They rushed back to their boats, one - of them clutching the church bell.

0:06:46 > 0:06:49- He tried to jump over the ravine - beneath the tree.

0:06:50 > 0:06:53- He fell head-first - into this small brook.

0:06:53 > 0:06:58- That's why this exact spot is called - Llam y Lleidr (Thief's Leap).

0:07:04 > 0:07:07- Many leaps westwards - and we reach Porth Dinas.

0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Wil Evans moored his boat here - for many years.

0:07:10 > 0:07:13- He's passionate about his locality.

0:07:17 > 0:07:21- I know you're very fond - of collecting names, Wil.

0:07:21 > 0:07:22- This is great. How many are here?

0:07:22 > 0:07:25- This is great. How many are here?- - About 150, I'd say.

0:07:26 > 0:07:31- There are many more, but those - are the ones in living memory.

0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Let's start - with the rock in the distance.

0:07:36 > 0:07:38- Yes, that's Maen Mellt.

0:07:39 > 0:07:44- I don't know if it's true but it's - claimed that it attracts lightning.

0:07:44 > 0:07:48- I believe it's true, - although it's a great story.

0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Looking down the list, - some names jump out.

0:07:52 > 0:07:55- What's the story - behind Ogof Lliain Glas?

0:07:55 > 0:07:58- A ship that came to shore - with a blue sail.

0:07:58 > 0:08:02- The sail was lost - at Trwyn Glas in the distance.

0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Ogof Newry is close by too.

0:08:06 > 0:08:09- Many of these names are derived...

0:08:09 > 0:08:12- ..from items - that have been washed ashore.

0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Ogof Pren Coch (Redwood Cave) - and so on.

0:08:16 > 0:08:18- What about Trwyn Rhwyda?

0:08:18 > 0:08:21- That's where they'd dry the herring.

0:08:21 > 0:08:24- There's a field nearby - called Trwyn Rhwyda.

0:08:25 > 0:08:28- People put herring on the soil - as a form of fertilizer.

0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Yes, that what they did years ago.

0:08:31 > 0:08:35- All these shores - have been labelled...

0:08:35 > 0:08:37- ..but this little corner...

0:08:37 > 0:08:40- It's familiar territory...

0:08:40 > 0:08:43- ..so there are - far more names listed.

0:08:43 > 0:08:46- What are we looking at here?

0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Dinas Bach.

0:08:48 > 0:08:50- Trwyn Wmffre.

0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Ogo Ddu Bach.

0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Ogo'r Edyn.

0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Trwyn Tywod. Trwyn Main.

0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Carreg Sion Tir Bonog.

0:09:02 > 0:09:04- That's an interesting story.

0:09:04 > 0:09:05- That's an interesting story.- - Who's Sion?

0:09:06 > 0:09:08- I don't know!

0:09:08 > 0:09:10- He was before my time!

0:09:10 > 0:09:13- That's how names are derived.

0:09:13 > 0:09:16- Yes, place names and first names.

0:09:18 > 0:09:21- There's a panoramic view - of the peninsula here.

0:09:22 > 0:09:27- There's an interesting place called - Pulpud Pedr (Peter's Pulpit) here.

0:09:27 > 0:09:30- These were playing fields years ago.

0:09:30 > 0:09:36- It was a place of revelry - and wonder when we were children.

0:09:36 > 0:09:38- It makes you want to pray.

0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Pulpud Pedr - is in a very dangerous setting.

0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Yes, not many people know - of Pulpud Pedr.

0:09:46 > 0:09:49- It's an interesting place.

0:09:49 > 0:09:52- I'm sure - you've spent countless hours here.

0:09:53 > 0:09:56- We could sing and shout here - and no-one could hear us.

0:09:57 > 0:10:00- We'd look out to sea, - face the waves and Ireland.

0:10:00 > 0:10:03- What if you had to - leave this place behind?

0:10:03 > 0:10:07- I couldn't. I couldn't move inland. - I've lived here all my life.

0:10:08 > 0:10:09- There's saltwater in my veins.

0:10:09 > 0:10:11- There's saltwater in my veins.- - I'm sure there is.

0:10:16 > 0:10:21- As we head to Bardsey Island, - like many pilgrims before us...

0:10:21 > 0:10:25- ..we reach an area once called - Cymydfaen (Commote of the Rock).

0:10:25 > 0:10:29- And here it is. Maen Melyn Llyn - (Llyn's Yellow Rock).

0:10:29 > 0:10:33- It's claimed that every stone - mentioned in Revelations...

0:10:33 > 0:10:35- ..can be found in Llyn.

0:10:38 > 0:10:41- "The foundations - of the city walls...

0:10:41 > 0:10:45- "..were decorated - with every kind of precious stone.

0:10:45 > 0:10:48- "The first foundation was jasper, - the second sapphire...

0:10:48 > 0:10:51- "..the third agate, - the fourth emerald."

0:10:52 > 0:10:55- And so on. - It goes on to list 12 stones.

0:10:55 > 0:10:59- The first stone, jasper, - is Llyn's yellow stone, in part.

0:11:00 > 0:11:04- There was a jasper quarry not too - far from here in Llanllawen Fawr.

0:11:04 > 0:11:07- The colour of the stone - and its name...

0:11:07 > 0:11:10- ..has been derived - from this yellow lichen.

0:11:10 > 0:11:13- It's incredibly striking.

0:11:14 > 0:11:16- It's a very unusual shape.

0:11:16 > 0:11:20- It's stood here since time - immemorial, overlooking the waves...

0:11:20 > 0:11:22- ..and Bardsey Island.

0:11:22 > 0:11:25- One can only imagine - the pilgrims' relief...

0:11:26 > 0:11:29- ..of arriving here, seeing this...

0:11:29 > 0:11:34- ..and knowing that their - arduous journey was almost over.

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0:11:50 > 0:11:53- The farthest corner - of the Llyn Peninsula...

0:11:53 > 0:11:55- ..is remarkably enchanting.

0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Someone who knows the area - inside out is Huw Erith.

0:11:59 > 0:12:02- A poet and balladmonger - in his spare time...

0:12:03 > 0:12:08- ..though his calling is lobster - fishing along these rugged shores.

0:12:15 > 0:12:19- I don't know what you'd call - this familiar stretch of sea...

0:12:19 > 0:12:21- ..but this is your locality.

0:12:22 > 0:12:23- Yes, Braich y Pwll...

0:12:23 > 0:12:27- ..is the northernmost point - of the Llyn Peninsula.

0:12:27 > 0:12:30- It's a dangerous place - to earn a living.

0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Yes, - it's no place to mess around in.

0:12:33 > 0:12:36- You must exercise caution - and respect the sea.

0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Apart from lobsters, - what else is in these waters?

0:12:41 > 0:12:46- Many things. There are secars coch - which are large red crayfish.

0:12:46 > 0:12:47- Secars coch?

0:12:47 > 0:12:49- Secars coch?- - Yes.

0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Fish such as wrasse...

0:12:52 > 0:12:55- ..cuckoo wrasse.

0:12:55 > 0:12:59- It's a type of wrasse.

0:12:59 > 0:13:02- There's - a rainbow of colours in the sea.

0:13:02 > 0:13:05- There are sunfish...

0:13:05 > 0:13:07- ..and triggerfish.

0:13:07 > 0:13:11- There's a variety of fish - as well as velvet crabs.

0:13:12 > 0:13:14- You get a surprise every time!

0:13:15 > 0:13:17- It's an empty net most of the time!

0:13:18 > 0:13:20- I've read your autobiography...

0:13:20 > 0:13:24- ..entitled - Llanw Braich, Trai Bylan.

0:13:24 > 0:13:27- What on earth does that mean?

0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Braich y Pwll is there - and Trwyn Bylan is over there.

0:13:32 > 0:13:34- Midway across here...

0:13:34 > 0:13:37- ..the tide flows - in different directions.

0:13:38 > 0:13:40- You can see the waters part.

0:13:40 > 0:13:42- You can see the waters part.- - The sea splits in two.

0:13:42 > 0:13:44- It makes me feel like Moses!

0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Looking into the distance...

0:13:48 > 0:13:49- ..what's this stretch called?

0:13:49 > 0:13:53- ..what's this stretch called?- - Braich y Pwll, Greigle beneath us...

0:13:53 > 0:13:56- ..Trwyn Bylan, Bae Mawr...

0:13:56 > 0:14:01- ..Trwyn Maen Melyn and Bae Ffynnon - Fair, where pilgrims would cross.

0:14:02 > 0:14:04- Ogo Gath round the corner.

0:14:04 > 0:14:08- Fferm Gwyddel is on the coast, - there's a Llechi Gwyddel...

0:14:08 > 0:14:11- ..and Carreg Gwyddel - outside Ffynnon Fair.

0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Twll Gwyddel Bach and - Twll Gwyddel Mawr are crab holes.

0:14:15 > 0:14:20- As you turn into Porth Felen - you'll come to Pared Llech Melyn...

0:14:20 > 0:14:22- ..and Trwyn Prestyn.

0:14:22 > 0:14:26- In Bae Parwyd - there are marks in the stone...

0:14:27 > 0:14:30- ..which look like - two cockerels fighting...

0:14:30 > 0:14:32- ..with their feathers raised.

0:14:32 > 0:14:36- Then there's Trwyn Crych, Ogo Eural.

0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Once you're round Pen y Cil, - you're back in Aberdaron Bay...

0:14:40 > 0:14:45- ..at Llech Grainc, Henborth, - Trwyn Dwmi, Porth Pistyll...

0:14:45 > 0:14:51- ..Porth y Gloch, Cadair Cawr, and - then you're back in Porth Meudy.

0:14:51 > 0:14:54- I'm sure I've forgotten many more...

0:14:54 > 0:14:56- ..but some names have been lost.

0:14:56 > 0:15:02- I'm a stranger to these parts, - so these views are breath-taking.

0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Are they still a wonder to you?

0:15:05 > 0:15:08- It's different - every time you come here...

0:15:08 > 0:15:10- ..depending on the wind.

0:15:10 > 0:15:15- It affects everything differently. - You have to know when to come.

0:15:15 > 0:15:16- It's all about the timing!

0:15:16 > 0:15:19- It's all about the timing!- - You go by the tide, not the clock.

0:15:36 > 0:15:41- Pilgrims have left their mark - on the shoreline leading to Bardsey.

0:15:41 > 0:15:45- From Cuff Beuno in Clynnog, - where they kept their gifts...

0:15:45 > 0:15:50- ..past Cae Eisteddfa in Pistyll - where they'd treat their ailments.

0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Then you come to - Llangwnnadl Church...

0:15:53 > 0:15:57- ..which trebled in size - to accommodate weary travellers...

0:15:57 > 0:16:00- ..and you reach - the ruins of Capel Mair...

0:16:00 > 0:16:03- ..situated near the cliff's edge.

0:16:10 > 0:16:13- In a ravine beneath Capel Mair...

0:16:13 > 0:16:16- ..steps have been carved - into the stone...

0:16:17 > 0:16:21- ..leading to Ffynnon Fair, which is - situated in a perilous spot.

0:16:29 > 0:16:32- Though the sea's waves - wash over the well...

0:16:32 > 0:16:36- ..it is freshwater - rather than saltwater that collects.

0:16:41 > 0:16:43- It's true, it's clear water.

0:16:51 > 0:16:56- Less than two miles from the Llyn - shoreline, across Bardsey Sound...

0:16:56 > 0:17:00- ..and its treacherous currents - is Bardsey Island.

0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Enlli means a strong current.

0:17:03 > 0:17:06- And yet, when it's tranquil here...

0:17:06 > 0:17:10- ..it makes a person feel...

0:17:10 > 0:17:13- ..as though he's been blessed.

0:17:15 > 0:17:20- This is the fourth largest island - off the Welsh coast...

0:17:20 > 0:17:22- ..with a surface area of 440 acres.

0:17:22 > 0:17:25- We're on sacred soil.

0:17:25 > 0:17:29- This island has been - an important religious site...

0:17:29 > 0:17:34- ..ever since St Cadfan founded - a monastery here back in 516AD.

0:17:34 > 0:17:40- They also say - that 20,000 saints are buried here.

0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Ernest Evans - was brought up on Bardsey.

0:18:00 > 0:18:04- He was one of the last pupils - to attend the school here.

0:18:05 > 0:18:08- His knowledge of the island - is legendary.

0:18:10 > 0:18:14- For an incomer like me, Ernest, - coming here is quite an adventure.

0:18:14 > 0:18:16- This is home for you.

0:18:16 > 0:18:21- Yes, it is, although I currently - only live here for half the year.

0:18:21 > 0:18:24- As I've been travelling around...

0:18:24 > 0:18:28- ..talking to people, - I've drawn a rough sketch...

0:18:28 > 0:18:32- ..a sort of map - and labelled the place names.

0:18:32 > 0:18:35- We're here at the moment, aren't we?

0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Yes, that's Trwyn y Fynwent.

0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Cwch Enlli ran aground here - in 1826 or thereabouts.

0:18:43 > 0:18:46- People drowned here.

0:18:47 > 0:18:48- Where do we come to after that?

0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Where do we come to after that?- - Traeth Ffynnon.

0:18:50 > 0:18:54- There's a well on the side here - that never runs dry.

0:18:54 > 0:18:56- You know you can go there.

0:18:56 > 0:18:58- It's never short of water.

0:18:59 > 0:19:01- You can depend on it.

0:19:01 > 0:19:04- Ogo Gaseg, Ogo Barcud.

0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Braich y Fwyell - is an interesting name.

0:19:09 > 0:19:11- That's located down here.

0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Is it a particular shape?

0:19:13 > 0:19:15- Is it a particular shape?- - No, not really.

0:19:15 > 0:19:18- There's a crack in the rock.

0:19:18 > 0:19:22- As if an axe had cut into the stone?

0:19:22 > 0:19:24- Yes.

0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Further on we come to Ogo Morlas.

0:19:27 > 0:19:31- What's morlas in English? Pollock?

0:19:31 > 0:19:33- Coley.

0:19:33 > 0:19:37- Ah, yes. Pollock and coley - are closely related.

0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Then you come to Ogo Nant.

0:19:40 > 0:19:44- According to Lewis Morris' chart...

0:19:44 > 0:19:47- ..this is where ships docked.

0:19:47 > 0:19:49- They called it Island Road.

0:19:50 > 0:19:54- They'd carry pilgrims - from Ffynnon Mair.

0:19:54 > 0:19:58- They'd land on the rocks and then - they carried them on to the beach.

0:19:59 > 0:20:01- They used rowing boats back then.

0:20:01 > 0:20:03- And further along?

0:20:03 > 0:20:05- And further along?- - Ogo Trwyn yr Hwch.

0:20:05 > 0:20:09- There are two of them - Trwyn - yr Hwch Fawr and Trwyn yr Hwch Fach.

0:20:10 > 0:20:13- They're both situated there.

0:20:13 > 0:20:16- And then you come to Porth Solfach.

0:20:16 > 0:20:19- And in Porth Solfach...

0:20:19 > 0:20:22- ..could you land there?

0:20:22 > 0:20:26- Yes, that's where - they used to land years ago.

0:20:26 > 0:20:27- To the south of Solfach...

0:20:27 > 0:20:29- To the south of Solfach...- - Trwyn Dihiryd.

0:20:29 > 0:20:30- Trwyn Dihiryn?

0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Trwyn Dihiryn?- - No, Dihiryd.

0:20:33 > 0:20:37- I'm sure - the name has changed over time.

0:20:37 > 0:20:40- Maybe Dihiryn became Dihiryd?

0:20:42 > 0:20:45- The field at the top here - was called Baracs.

0:20:45 > 0:20:50- Men might've camped here while - they were building the lighthouse.

0:20:50 > 0:20:52- That's one explanation.

0:20:52 > 0:20:55- When was the lighthouse built?

0:20:55 > 0:20:56- 1821.

0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Maybe the workers camped there.

0:21:01 > 0:21:07- There's nothing then until you come - to Ogo Lladron, right on the tip.

0:21:07 > 0:21:11- It was called - Ogo Morgan at one time.

0:21:11 > 0:21:15- I don't know if it refers - to a pirate of that name.

0:21:15 > 0:21:19- Maybe he used it - to stash his stolen items.

0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Not nowadays...

0:21:21 > 0:21:24- ..but maybe at the time.

0:21:25 > 0:21:29- There's very little afterwards - till you get to Trwyn Siani Penrhyn.

0:21:30 > 0:21:34- There was once a cottage - in that sheltered area.

0:21:34 > 0:21:37- It's possible - that Siani Penrhyn lived there.

0:21:38 > 0:21:42- Yes, she was probably - the last woman who lived there.

0:21:42 > 0:21:45- What does the future hold - for such names on Bardsey?

0:21:45 > 0:21:47- Very few use them nowadays.

0:21:48 > 0:21:52- People who come to live here - put their own names on them.

0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Do they really? What kind of names?

0:21:55 > 0:21:58- Especially for the land.

0:21:59 > 0:22:03- They call the wetlands the Badlands.

0:22:04 > 0:22:07- What's the name - you're familiar with?

0:22:07 > 0:22:08- Y Weirglodd.

0:22:09 > 0:22:13- Weirglodd Ty Pell, Weirglodd - Christy, Weirglodd Plas Bach.

0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Each farm had its own wetlands.

0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Is there a danger - that these new names...

0:22:21 > 0:22:24- ..are going to - replace the names you remember?

0:22:24 > 0:22:25- No.

0:22:25 > 0:22:27- No.- - Not if you remain obstinate!

0:22:27 > 0:22:30- We're still here - and we still use them.

0:22:34 > 0:22:39- For many years, the island - was part of the Newborough Estate.

0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Farms were created - and when residents had to choose...

0:22:42 > 0:22:45- ..between - a new landing area and a chapel...

0:22:45 > 0:22:48- ..they chose a place of worship.

0:22:48 > 0:22:52- But that wasn't the only - significant thing that happened.

0:22:52 > 0:22:57- It was also a tradition back then - to elect a king of Bardsey.

0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Four of them are known to us today.

0:23:00 > 0:23:04- The last king, Love Pritchard, - was quite a character.

0:23:04 > 0:23:08- He declared that Bardsey - remained a neutral power in WWI.

0:23:09 > 0:23:13- There's certainly a feeling - of isolation here, of peace.

0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Something holy, perhaps.

0:23:21 > 0:23:25- When you sit on the high ground - and survey the view...

0:23:26 > 0:23:30- ..the clamour of the modern world - seems far, far away.

0:23:30 > 0:23:33- It's easy for someone to feel...

0:23:33 > 0:23:37- ..as privileged as any king - on the face of the planet.

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