But yeah, absolutely stunning place. Best on a weekday when there are fewer people around. It’s also lovely for a cheeky dip.
Fun Fact!
This particularly beautiful part of Wales gained it’s name from that of a local woman, Lynne O’Gwen, who was responsible for the construction of the stone culvert you see pictured here.
In 1864, the local residents of the town noticed there was an issue with the annual hedgehog migration from the mountains to the lower part of the valley insofar as the hedgehogs would struggle to scramble over the grassybois you see in the distance; the spines would catch in the long grass meaning they could not reach their traditional breeding grounds. A local school teacher by the name of O’Gwen realised that this was becoming an issue that threatened the very existence of these rare Welsh mountain hedgehogs and so set forth to devise a solution.
As 1864 was still over 80 years before the Welsh would discover bridges, O’Gwen made the decision to dig a migration trench in order for the animals to bypass the rough terrain and reach the birthing fields.
This simple, but back-breaking task was so celebrated that the townsfolk unanimously voted to rename the area in honor of Lynne O’Gwen, the school teacher who saved a species.
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Llyn*. You need to attempt our phlegmy LL sound 😉
But yeah, absolutely stunning place. Best on a weekday when there are fewer people around. It’s also lovely for a cheeky dip.
Fun Fact!
This particularly beautiful part of Wales gained it’s name from that of a local woman, Lynne O’Gwen, who was responsible for the construction of the stone culvert you see pictured here.
In 1864, the local residents of the town noticed there was an issue with the annual hedgehog migration from the mountains to the lower part of the valley insofar as the hedgehogs would struggle to scramble over the grassybois you see in the distance; the spines would catch in the long grass meaning they could not reach their traditional breeding grounds. A local school teacher by the name of O’Gwen realised that this was becoming an issue that threatened the very existence of these rare Welsh mountain hedgehogs and so set forth to devise a solution.
As 1864 was still over 80 years before the Welsh would discover bridges, O’Gwen made the decision to dig a migration trench in order for the animals to bypass the rough terrain and reach the birthing fields.
This simple, but back-breaking task was so celebrated that the townsfolk unanimously voted to rename the area in honor of Lynne O’Gwen, the school teacher who saved a species.
We really do live in a beautiful island don’t we