Ysgethin Inn stands on the bank of Afon Ysgethin, the Ysgethin River. The Welsh word for Ysgethin is the equivalent of spear in English.  Without doubt the river is so called because of its relatively straight course from Llyn Bodlyn to the sea.

Prior to the death of Prince Llewellyn in 1282 and the subsequent conquest of Wales, the lands adjacent to Ysgethin were part of a fendal bond holding called Llwyn Ynn, one of five such holdings within the township (parish) of Llanddwywe.

By 1284 the castle at Harlech being completed, all these bond holdings were incorporated in a charter given by King Edward I to the exclusively English  burgesses of the newly created town.

Within the passage of time and especially after the revolt of Owen Glyndwr early in the 13^th century, their hold on vast areas of land gradually diminished, with Welsh land owners adding farm after farm to their estates.  The Vaughan’s of Gors-y-gedol were the forefront in this respect and subsequentaly became the owners of Llwyn Ynn and adjacent lands.

Near to where the Ysgethin Inn is situated, in the year 1787, Evan Lloyd Vaughan – the last of the direct line, built a fulling mill which he leased out to various persons as follows: 

	1788 February 1st
1.	Evan Lloyd Vaughan of Gors-y-gedol. Co. Meirioneth. Esq
2.	John Pritchard Skinner Watcyn Anwyl.  Inn Holder
3.	Meirig Ellis, Mariner – all of town of Harlech Co. Meirioneth.
4.	Griffith David of gwerin Einion in the parich of Llanfair

Lease for 21 years of a fulling mill lately erected at Llwyn Ynn near Tal-y-bont, in the parish of Llanddwywe & called Pandy Llwyn Ynn.  Rent £8 per annum.

On the death of the above Evan Lloyd Vaughan in 1781, Sir Thomas Mostyn of Mostyn inherited the estate, and his descendants lived there until 1858, when the family decided to sell the whole 12,400 acres, consisiting of houses, farms and small holdings in the nearby parishes.  In a catalogue of sale dated 10^th November 1858, it appears that Llwyn Ynn had been divided into 3 holdings.  Llwyn Ynn, Hanborth and Bontfechan, the latter having the fulling mill together with a little over 4 acres of land.  Occupied by one Lewis Evans.  So the name has been changed from Pandy Llwyn Ynn to Bontfechan.

Later in the last century, presumed to be around year 1880 the fulling mill here was replaced by a small woollen factory, with a carding room on the ground floor & the looms on the floor above.  A rough tweed, dyed into a grey colour was the end product, this kind of tweed was extensively used in Wales by both men and women in the past centuries.  Most farms had their own hand looms manufacturing their own tweed prior to the building of these small factories.

Lewis Evans was followed by his son Hugh, who was a poet of some distinction and was bestowed with the bardic name ‘Gweryddon’.  It was during the occupation of Lewis Evans that the name was again changed to Y Ffatri (The Factory).

Again the Gors-y-gedol estate changed hands, in the year 1908 exactly 50 years after the first ever sale, the factory was offered to the highest bidder and this time was bought by one Dafydd Roberts, an experienced weaver from Gwynfryn and after his death, his descendants continued with the business until the early thirties of this century and continued to live there until it was bought by Mr Gwynfor & Glyn Evans.  With the event of the new owner the name has again been changed – for the 4th time – to the very appropriate name Ysgethin Inn, that cannot be again changed while trees grow tall and the river runs.