History

Crychan Forest was originally part of the Glanbran estate, which at one time reached from just outside Carmarthen to Builth Wells and was owned by the wealthy Gwyn family.

The mansion was know as the fairest in Towy Valley but was demolished in the first half of the twentieth century. In 1928 the government bought several farms in the area as there was a depression in the sheep farming industry at the time and the farmers were glad to sell. The forestry gave work to many locals and a Forester's House was built on the estate.

Tirabad was also part of the estate - the name Tirabad is derived from Ty'r Abad (house of the abbot). At one time there was a monastery here. Several of the drover's roads met in Cynghordy (the name means meeting house) and then went through the Crychan Forest towards England.