The Sheep-Stealers

In the shadow of the Black Mountain, a rugged world of steep lanes and isolated hill‑farms clings to a landscape where ancient graves and forgotten battlefields whisper through the hedgerows. The valley dwellers of Llangarth and the hardy “hill‑people” who tend their sheep on the mist‑covered slopes live side by side yet apart, bound together by market‑day gatherings and a shared, uneasy reverence for the superstitions that linger in the wind‑swept fields.

When a sudden storm drives two young shepherds to the eerie Boiling Wells, their horses refuse to cross the bubbling springs, and a strange, unsettling encounter sets the community buzzing. Whispers of a shadowy band stealing sheep begin to spread, pulling the isolated farmers into a tense rivalry that threatens to upend their fragile peace. As old legends stir and suspicion grows, the listeners are drawn into a vivid portrait of a bygone Wales where tradition, fear, and survival collide.