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0:00:41 > 0:00:45- In this programme, I focus - on magical Montgomeryshire...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- ..and I learn about the Red Bandits.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- Secrets and history - are locked in the soil...
0:00:52 > 0:00:53- ..and in field names.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58- We begin on Talyglannau and - Braichllwyd farms in Dugoed Valley.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- Welcome to Caeau Cymru.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10- We'll focus on Dinas Mawddwy - and the surrounding area.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- We'll hear interesting stories - from various farms.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- We look at Tithe Barn and fields - which have ancient connections.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- We'll study some rough maps - and use them to unravel mysteries.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- First, let's look at the Tithe Maps.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- These maps were drawn up - in the 19th century...
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- ..to make it easier for the church - and the rector to collect taxes.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44- These maps often offer up clues - as we search for field names...
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- ..but, alas, - that isn't always the case.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- Rhian Parry, the historian, - will help me make sense of it all.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- Rhian, this week we begin - on Talyglannau farm...
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- ..before moving on to Llanymawddwy.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- Last week, we saw a complete - tithe map for Trawsfynydd.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- Yes, and unfortunately - that's not true of Llanymawddwy.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- The borders of the fields - are clearly marked...
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- ..and the map seems quite neat.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20- Upon closer inspection, you see that - every field is marked as number 96.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- When you then check - the schedules...
0:02:24 > 0:02:29- ..you see that the names of those - individual fields aren't recorded.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Those fields must have names.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Those fields must have names.- - Yes, of course.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- We rely on oral testimony - and alternative maps...
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- ..to fill in the blanks - in the tithe maps.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- Tegwyn Jones's collection of maps - will help fill those gaps.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- He has examples - which belong to the family...
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- ..and hand drawn maps - created more recently.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Tegwyn is a farmer and a poet...
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- ..who has a keen interest in words - and in field names.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Tegwyn, why are you so passionate - about field names?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- I've always been interested - in local history.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- I've had that passion - since I was a young boy.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- I've walked with Tom Llwyngwilym - and John Huw Plasau.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22- They taught me a lot about the names - of fields, valleys and cowsheds...
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- ..and the stories - behind those names.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- My interest has grown from there.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- Let's take a look at these maps. - Tell me what we have here.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41- This is a section of a mountain - in Blaen Wddyn dating back to 1823.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- It's rare to have a map of this age - with the notes written in Welsh.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47- They're normally in English.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- They're normally in English.- - Yes. It's very unusual.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- Not only is written in Welsh, - it's in Montgomeryshire dialect too.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Neint is a local word for streams.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Tapie is a local word for crags.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- What about these? I can't read them.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Tap Yr Hwch - The Sow's Crag.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- In this area, a rock face - is known as a tap.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- What else?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Car Llusg Mawn - Peat Sledge.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- They used this route to bring peat - down from the mountain.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- A farmhand would carry the sledge - up the mountain on his back...
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- ..load it with peat - and pull it down the mountain.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Tom Llwyngwilym drew the other maps.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Tom Llwyngwilym drew the other maps.- - They're far more recent maps.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36- Yes.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37- Yes.- - Tell me about them.
0:04:37 > 0:04:43- I asked Tom Llwyngwilym if he'd - record the names of local fields...
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- ..and, fair play to him, - he did just that.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- It's lucky he did because - he passed away a few years later.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- Many of these names - would have died with him.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Who was Tom?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Who was Tom?- - He was raised on Llwyngwilym farm.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- He lived on Erw Garregog and he was - passionate about local history...
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- ..and about keeping records.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- Which names leap out at you?
0:05:10 > 0:05:11- Which names leap out at you?- - Cae Sion Hywel.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Sion Hywel was a soldier - in Cromwell's army...
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- ..and the story is - they camped in this field overnight.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- Next to it - is a newer name - Hospital.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- Lambs who were struggling were - brought there in the lambing season.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Caban Twm.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- Tom's great-grandfather sheltered - there as he tended the flock.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45- Had Tom not drawn this map, some - of these names would have been lost.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- We don't have - a complete tithe map...
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- ..of the Braichllwyd - and Talyglannau fields...
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- ..but we can recreate it - and fill in some of the blanks.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- Fields on the Talyglannau side - of the valley have common names...
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- ..like Rhos Bant - and Cae Tu Ol I'r Ty.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- Braichllwyd farm, Tegwyn's home, - is adjacent to Talyglannau.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- There are two houses on the site, - including the original house.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- There's a cluster - of interesting field names here.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- Tegwyn, we've crossed the valley - to Braichllwyd.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Apparently, there's no higher ground - due east of here...
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- ..until you reach the Urals.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- The Urals, in Russia? - That's quite a distance!
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- I don't know what fields are called - in Russia, but what about here?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- This gate leads to Cae Moses - - Moses's Field.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45- This is Cae Moses?
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- Yes. The name dates back - to the 1930s or the 1940s.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Moses Gruffydd came here - to work with my father.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- He was an expert - on land improvement.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- He tried using different implements.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- He tried using different implements.- - Did the land improve?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Yes, but you'd never know - on such a grey day.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Are these ridges and furrows?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- No. These ridges were created - by cattle walking on sodden ground.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Cattle are intelligent. - They walk across the slope.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16- Do you plough this field?
0:07:16 > 0:07:17- Do you plough this field?- - Yes.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18- Is it dangerous?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- Is it dangerous?- - Not in good weather.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- The tractor drags the plough.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24- What do we have further down?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- What do we have further down?- - Cae Tan Yr Wtra.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28- Wtra?
0:07:29 > 0:07:30- Wtra - a small road.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- That's a really steep incline.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- That's a really steep incline.- - Yes, it is.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- What do we have further west?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Cae Dan Ty - Field Below The House.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Then you reach Erw Hir - Long Acre.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45- Then you reach Erw Hir - Long Acre.- - Is it actually an acre?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- We have three names for that field.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- Erw Hir, Y Garnedd - The Cairn - and Cae Newydd - New Field.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- It probably measures around an acre.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- What comes after that?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Below that is Cae Ann - and then Y Fedw.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- There's a very interesting story - about Cae Ann.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Looking at an aerial view - of the map...
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- ..we can see just how steep - the Braichllwyd fields really are.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Cae Moses leads to Cae Dan Yr Wtra - and Cae Dan Ty.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Further down, we can see Erw Hir - is divided into three fields.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Below it lies Cae Ann...
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- ..which has connections - with the famous Red Bandits.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- Huw Jones has extensive knowledge - about the Red Bandits.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- What's all this about the bandits?
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- Legend has it that Ann was a maid - at Gelli Ddolen farm...
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- ..further up Clywedog Valley.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- One day, she was walking - across this field on her way home...
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- ..and a group of Red Bandits - had gathered across the valley.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- They challenged each other - to hit Ann with an arrow.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- They were experts - at using a bow and arrow, of course.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- That's what happened.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Sadly, one arrow hit the target - and Ann was mortally wounded.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- Who were these Red Bandits?
0:09:21 > 0:09:26- The story is they'd been here - since the Glyndwr Rebellion.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- Many of the people of this area - supported Glyndwr...
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- ..but when the rebellion failed, - retaliation was commonplace...
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- ..and many people - lost their belongings.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Those people had no choice - but to live rough in Dugoed Valley.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- They must have been - terrible people...
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- ..if they could challenge each other - to hit poor Ann with an arrow.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- She did nothing to provoke them.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- Precisely.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- It seems the Red Bandits - were very wild people.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- They may have been called the - Red Bandits as they had red hair.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- That's what my father told me.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- But it may be because - they had blood on their hands.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15- It's possible.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- Baron Owen ordered the hanging - of 80 Red Bandits at Collfryn.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Nearby, there's a field - called Rhos Goch - Red Heath.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37- Red reminds us of those who died - and the blood spilt here.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- The spot where Baron Owen - was killed in an act of revenge...
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- ..is known as - Llidiart Y Barwn - Baron's Gate.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- The legend - of the Red Bandits lives on.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- It's a story of revenge, - power struggles...
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- ..and the death of an innocent maid.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Here we are, five centuries later...
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- ..still referring to the field - as Cae Ann.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- That name keeps the links - with the Red Bandits strong.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- It keeps their memory alive.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20- I can imagine a group of them there, - aiming their arrows at Ann.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- The name of this field - keeps history alive.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- A piece of land - which brings these images alive...
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- ..simply because of the name - given to it.
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0:11:43 > 0:11:46- We've seen - that these maps are vital...
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- ..in the process - of recording field names.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- If we follow these beyond - Talyglannau and Braichllwyd...
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- ..we'll unearth more great stories.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- The maps we'll now study - were drawn by William Owen Ty Mawr.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- We'll follow them - as we search for a tithe barn...
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- ..and look at - the church's links with this land.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- We'll also look at Tegwyn's - family map, which is a work of art.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- Rhian Parry is with me again.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- We've left Talyglannau - and Braichllwyd...
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- ..and we'll consult one of - the rough maps we saw earlier.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Following - Tom Jones Llwyngwilym's maps...
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- ..is much more fun - than using a sat nav!
0:12:43 > 0:12:44- Where has it brought us?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Where has it brought us?- - It's brought us to the perfect spot.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- This land is part of Pennant farm, - in Llanymawddwy.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- The map clearly shows us - what land lies ahead of us.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Let's take a look - at these field names.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06- Cae Crwn Ucha' - Upper Round Field. - Cae Crwn Isa - Lower Round Field.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- It doesn't look very round to me!
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- It isn't round, - by any stretch of the imagination.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14- It's square.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- I think it may be misspelt.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21- Perhaps it should be crwm, as in - rhych a chrwm - ridge and furrow.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Would this land have been cultivated - in ancient times?
0:13:26 > 0:13:31- Pennant was the name of a tithe town - in this area in Medieval times.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- It was an important place - and a family farmed here together.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- This was very fertile land.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- It's been ploughed in recent times.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- That's why there are no remains - of ridges and furrows.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- Yes, but the name Cae Crwm - suggests there were some here.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- Next to it is Yr Erw - The Acre.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Yr Erw is an interesting name, - as we've already seen.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- It dates back to laws - created during Medieval times.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- People would measure the erw - in several interesting ways.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- They measured with a plough - or with cattle.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- The Welsh erw is a quarter - of the size of today's statute acre.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- The English introduced - the statue acre to Wales.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25- The Welsh erw is a different measure - from the statute acre.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- The incredible thing - about the term erw...
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- ..is it survived even though - it was different from the acre.
0:14:34 > 0:14:40- That leads us to believe that Yr Erw - and Cae Crwm are ancient names.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Yes, they date back - to Medieval times.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- These names - are still very much in use today.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- I like this name. It's fun!
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Cae Beudy Bedw - - Birch Cowshed Field.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- It's a tongue-twister!
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- There was a birch tree and a cowshed - on that field at one time.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- This is another one - of Tegwyn Jones's maps.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- It's almost like a piece - of folk art.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- It describes not fields - but these mountains...
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- ..which means - I must use my imagination.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- I have very little imagination - but I think I can see it.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Pen Gallt Y Mawn...
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- ..leading down to the hollow.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Blaen Y Nant.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- A stream called Nant Llywelyn Goch - flows down here.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- To the left, we have Gallt Y Mawn.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- If we look further over here, - we'll see Pig Y Mawn.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- What brilliant names!
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- I'll make my way to Blaencwm...
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- ..in search of a tithe barn which is - mentioned on a William Ty Mawr map.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- A tenth of farmers' produce - was taken to fund the church...
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- ..and stored in tithe barns.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- A nearby field is known as - Cae Abaty - Abbey Field.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- First, I'll visit - Dafydd Wyn Jones Blaenplwyf Uchaf.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Dafydd is a poet, a former farmer - and a local man.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Tegwyn Jones Talyglannau - let me borrow this Wil Owen map.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- Blaencwm is clearly marked - on this map...
0:16:40 > 0:16:45- ..and I'll head up there later - to see the remains of a tithe barn.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- There are remains there, - aren't there?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- Yes. The barn was still standing - ten years ago.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- It collapsed recently.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Describe the barn.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- It was big. It had a ground floor, - a stable and room for cattle.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- There was also a pen to hold sheep - during shearing season...
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- ..and space to do the shearing.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14- It was made of oak.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Did it collapse naturally?
0:17:19 > 0:17:20- I don't know.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- It may have been - turned into firewood.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- Tell me about the links - between the Church and his valley.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- There was a church in Blaen Y Cwm.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- Then you have Cae'r Abaty - and Cwm Yr Eglwys - Church Valley.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- Then there's Cwm Glan Mynach - - Monk Bank Valley.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- Further up Blaencwm, a cluster - of buildings is shrouded in mystery.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- It's marked as an old church - on William Owen's map.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- Legend has it that there was - another tithe barn on this site.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- John Pugh Roberts, the local farmer, - has a theory of his own.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- John, there's a special atmosphere - in this building.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- What is it?
0:18:11 > 0:18:12- What is it?- - It's hard to know what it is.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Some people say it was a tithe barn.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- That was based on the fact - that there was an abbey nearby.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- A tenth of the farmers' produce - went to the church...
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- ..and the information I've uncovered - suggests this may be a tithe barn.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- The produce would be stored here.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- The produce would be stored here.- - Yes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- This is a huge barn, - in Medieval terms.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- The slits in the walls - tell you it's ancient.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- Are those ruins linked to this barn?
0:18:49 > 0:18:54- Cwm Yr Eglwys and Cae Abaty have - names which link them to the church.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- That building must have - been important to the area.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- You mentioned the field names, - so I take it they're still in use?
0:19:02 > 0:19:07- When I was young, my father used - far more old field names than me.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- Don't you use them?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- Don't you use them?- - No, not as much as my father.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- I don't name the fields - as I once did, when I was young.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20- The responsibility of keeping the - names alive falls on men like you.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Yes, and we mustn't let them die.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- The names of the fields - aren't important these days.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- It's all about the IACS these days.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- SH 2018 8110 - - that's the bottom line today.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- That then ruins the old field names.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- Do you tell your children or your - farmhand to go to field 128000?
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- No, but these days few children - and farmhands work on farms...
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- ..so farmers end up having to - do all the work themselves!
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Let's look at the evidence.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- Dafydd Wyn mentioned Cwm Yr Eglwys - and Cwm Glan Mynach.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- He and John Pugh - referred to Cae Abaty.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- If we take another look - at William Owen's map...
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- ..it isn't Cae Abaty but Cae Batin.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Rhian has another theory.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- I didn't want to ruin the map - in the rain...
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- ..but it did lead us here, - to Cae Batin.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Yes, they say Cae Abaty locally...
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- ..but Cae Betin or Cae Batin - are also used.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37- Betin refers to the technique of - skimming the turf from the field...
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- ..and burning it, - as you would burn peat.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- It would then be scattered - on the field as a fertilizer.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- The betin or the batin was the tool?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- The betin or the batin was the tool?- - Yes, that's right.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- Something like a broom handle - with a metal strip at the end of it.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- There's no evidence - that there was a church here...
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- ..but this place - has a special atmosphere.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- This is an old cemetery, - according to Wil's map.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- There are snowdrops here today.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- An old yew tree is noted on the map - and there it is.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- It's significant that there are - three holly trees here.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Pagans buried their dead - under holly trees on a hill.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Churches were then often built - on those sites.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- What should we think?
0:21:57 > 0:22:02- The Old Cemetery
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- It's shrouded in mystery and we can - come to no concrete conclusion.
0:22:08 > 0:22:14- A combination of oral testimony and - personal records is important...
0:22:15 > 0:22:19- ..when we try to unlock - the history of our landscape.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24- We owe a debt of gratitude to people - like Tegwyn Jones for their vision.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- I enjoyed studying - Tegwyn's collection of maps.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- They've been drawn by hand - on sheets of A4 paper.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- Can something as unofficial - as those maps be valuable?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Yes, they're priceless treasures.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- It's far more important to make sure - these records are preserved...
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- ..than it is to go and read - a list of names.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- We've seen the exact location - of those fields...
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- ..and we've learned - the names of each one.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- They take on added importance...
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- ..as those names - weren't recorded in the Tithe Maps.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- It's vital to archive them - and ensure we never lose them.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08- I'm sure Tegwyn agrees.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- It would be a good idea to send them - to the Welsh Place-Name Society...
0:23:14 > 0:23:19- ..for safekeeping and - to give people access to them.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24- It's wonderful to see Tegwyn - take such pleasure in field names.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Yes, and he transmits that passion - to other people.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- He brings history to life.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones
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