Afon Llafar

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Afon Llafar, 4 km from Pont Pen-y-Benglog, Conwy, Wales Afon Llafar - geograph.org.uk - 243564.jpg
Afon Llafar, 4 km from Pont Pen-y-Benglog, Conwy, Wales
For the river which flows into Bala Lake see Afon Llafar (Dee)

Afon Llafar is a river in the Carneddau, Snowdonia. It rises where many streams flow down the slopes of Yr Elen, Carnedd Llewelyn and Carnedd Dafydd to join together in the valley below the cliffs of Ysgolion Duon ("Black Ladders"). [1] It is one of several similarly named streams in Wales. The river flows north-west along Cwm Pen-llafar, with Caseg River joining it near Gerlan, and discharges into the River Ogwen in the heart of Bethesda. [2] [3] Afon Llafar has the same etymology as the River Laver in North Yorkshire, England, [4] with both being derived from Brittonic laβar, meaning "talkative, boastful" (Welsh llafar, "loud, noisy"). [4]

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References

  1. Grid reference SH665640
  2. "Geograph:: Afon Llafar (C) Nigel Homer" . Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ""Bala Lake"" . Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 James, Alan. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

Coordinates: 53°10′30″N4°03′30″W / 53.1750°N 4.0583°W / 53.1750; -4.0583