Red Bandits of Mawddwy

It is said the bandits used to hide near Bwlch Oerddrws to attack travellers for plunder.

The Red Bandits of Mawddwy (Welsh: Gwylliaid Cochion Mawddwy) were a band of red-haired robbers, highwaymen or footpads from the area of Mawddwy in Mid Wales in the 16th century, who became famous in folk literature.