Frustrating

I went for a walk the other day, and for once, it stayed dry. I headed to the part of the village with farms, crossing the River Cynfal. There’s a well-known old house there called Cynfal Fawr, famous locally and beyond as the birthplace of Morgan Llwyd in the 16th century. I’ve been there many times since it’s only about a mile away. This time, I wanted to take a short video for social media, as these little clips tend to get lots of views and fit my theme of interesting local spots. What I didn’t realize until later was that it’s now owned by some unpleasant people—I only found this out later in the day.

The walk takes me down to the river, across it, and through a field, where I filmed my short video. That evening, I got a message saying a photo of me had been posted on a Facebook page, accusing me of snooping around their house—which would have been impossible given where I was. They were basically making up lies about me. At first, I planned to ignore it, but when the accusations came, I felt I had to act, so I threatened to involve the police, and the post was taken down.

It’s sad that such important properties are now owned by people like this—these places are part of Wales’ heritage. I understand it’s private property, but people know these houses are historic and will want to see them. I’ve since found out the owners are local and have had it for many years, so they should be aware of its significance. If they were genuinely concerned, they should have gone to the police instead of posting on social media. I’ve visited this property many times with walkers and never had any issues before—maybe they’ve only recently installed a doorbell camera. Either way, they’ve left me feeling very frustrated with them.

I really think the custodians of our heritage in Wales should behave more responsibly.