Translated from Welsh, Bron-Yr-Aur is "Hill of Gold" or "Breast of Gold," and is the name of this cottage that was used by Robert Plant's family since the 1950s.
In 1970, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page spent time recuperating here after a grueling North American tour. Along with Plant's wife and daughter, Page's girlfriend Charlotte Martin, and Led Zeppelin roadies Clive Coulson and Sandy MacGregor were also present.
As Page recalls:
"Robert (Plant) and I went to Bron-Yr-Aur in 1970. We'd been working solidly right up to that point. Even recordings were done on the road. We had this time off and Robert suggested the cottage. I certainly hadn't been to that area of Wales. So we took our guitars down there and played a few bits and pieces. This wonderful countryside, panoramic views and having the guitars ... it was just an automatic thing to be playing. And we started writing."
