A national symbol of loss, tradition and Welsh life
For years, Yr Ysgwrn was one of the many traditional Welsh farmhouses that dotted the rural north Wales landscape. In 1917, however, it became a symbol of a generation in the aftermath of Hedd Wyn’s tragic story.
Since then, Yr Ysgwrn not only reflects the tragedy of war and loss, but the Welsh-language bardic tradition and rural Welsh life at the turn of the 20th century.
Yr Ysgwrn Farmhouse
Steeping into the Yr Ysgwrn farmhouse is like stepping back in time.
Yr Ysgwrn Farmhouse
Hedd Wyn
The Welsh-language poet who called Yr Ysgwrn his home became a symbol for a generation of lives lost during the First World War.
Hedd Wyn
Gerald Williams
Farmer and nephew to Hedd Wyn who took custodianship of Yr Ysgwrn for many years.
Gerald Williams
