This part of Wales is linked to many folklore stories. An area within the common to the south of this sign is named Rhos y Pawl for a particularly unusual reason. It is said that once a farm hand at Gelli farm fell head over heels in love with the daughter of the nearby landowner at Talymignedd, who refused permission for them both to marry. Tired of the constant whining, he set the young man an ultimatum, only after spending a January night naked on the slopes of Mynydd Mawr would he allow them to marry. Undeterred, the young man survived by striking a wooden pole with a heavy hammer, thus gaining warmth from the force of his actions. Upon his survival they were married and to this day the area between Llyn Ffynhonnau and Gelli is named Rhos y Pawl. (Trans: Rhos / Moor or Heath - Pawl / Pole or Stake)
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Mae'r ardal yma o Gymru yn frith o chwedlau. Mae darn o'r comin, i'r de o'r arwydd yma yn cael ei alw'r Rhos y Pawl rheswm anghyffredin iawn. Y sôn ydy bod gwas fferm y Gelli wedi disgyn dros ben ai glustiau mewn cariad a merch tirfeddiannwr lleol o Dalymignedd, ond gwrthododd ei thad rhoi caniatâd iddyn nhw briodi. Ar ôl chael digon ohono yn gofyn rhoddodd Sialens iddo, pe bai o yn gallu treulio noson gyfan o Fis Ionawr yn noeth ar lethrau Mynydd Mawr, fe roddai caniatâd iddo briodi i ferch. Derfynodd y sialens, a lwyddodd i oroesi'r oerfel wrth fwrw polyn pren efo morthwyl trwm i'r tir gan gynhesu ei gorff efo'i ymdrech a mi gafodd ei phriodi. Hyd yn oed heddiw mae'r ardal rhwng Llyn Ffynhonnau a Gelli yn cael ei enw yn Rhos y Pawl. (Trans: Rhos / Moor - Pawl / Pole or Stake)