The owner of heritage properties has removed new English language signs after a cultural row over historic place names in Eryri. The sign's installation last month caused outrage in the Gwynedd market town of Dolgellau, as it appeared to replace the Welsh name of one of the town's heritage properties with an Anglicised version, reports North Wales Live.
On Tuesday night, the town council agreed to make inquiries with a view to "educating" the new owner of Y Llwyn, ancestral seat of local landed families dating back to the 16th Century. A new signpost outside the Grade-II listed property indicated the ancient hall had been renamed "Snowdonia Manor". Cottages and outbuildings were given names such as "Cader Cottage" and "Idris Barn".
In response however, residents labelled the name choices as "disgraceful" and an act of "cultural vandalism". On social media, some called for the signpost to be taken down or daubed with red and green paint. One social media user suggested that they "probably didn't understand how much of tragedy this is".
