Rhosgadfan

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Rhosgadfan
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Rhosgadfan
Location within Gwynedd
OS grid reference SH506572
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Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CAERNARFON
Postcode district LL54
Dialling code 01286
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53°05′28″N4°13′48″W / 53.091°N 4.230°W / 53.091; -4.230 Coordinates: 53°05′28″N4°13′48″W / 53.091°N 4.230°W / 53.091; -4.230

Rhosgadfan is a Welsh village in the county of Gwynedd, formerly in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and in the community of Llanwnda. It is notable as the birthplace of Kate Roberts, one of the greatest Welsh-language writers of the 20th century; her childhood home is now a museum (see below).

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History and description

The view is of Anglesey, Yr Eifl and by walking around you can reach common land called Comin Uwch Gwyrfai and Y Lon Wen. Nearby villages include Y Fron and Rhostryfan. Rhosgadfan is on the border of Snowdonia National Park. The nearest town is Caernarfon and the nearest city is Bangor. There are no shops in Rhosgadfan even though it has a population of almost 2,000.

The closest mountain is Moel Tryfan   [1] and people from the school walk up often to collect money for educational things. Charles Darwin visited the mountain and recognised evidence of glaciation there . [2]

Farming is the main economic activity in the village. However, the village once had a quarry behind it. The Dyffryn Nantlle (Nantlle Valley) area is well known for quarries. The one near Rhosgadfan was a film set for the Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. The farming mostly consists of sheep rearing but some other animals inhabit the area.

The football club, Mountain Rangers, is very well attended and is the focal point of the village. [3]

The Welsh TV programme C'mon Midffild was filmed in the village hall, prior to its destruction. The hall was destroyed in a blaze believed to have been caused by arson. [4] Nobody has been brought to justice. During March and April 2010 filming of SNOWDONIA 1890, a new television series to be shown on BBC1 Wales in the autumn of 2010, took place at various locations in the area.

Education

Cae'r Gors - the Kate Roberts Heritage Centre, Rhosgadfan. In 1965 Roberts bought Cae'r Gors and presented it to the nation, but at the time there was not enough money to restore it. It was not restored until 2005, after a long campaign to raise the money. It is now in the care of Cadw as a museum presentation of Roberts. Cae'r Gors - the Kate Roberts Heritage Centre, Rhosgadfan - geograph.org.uk - 959903.jpg
Cae'r Gors - the Kate Roberts Heritage Centre, Rhosgadfan. In 1965 Roberts bought Cae'r Gors and presented it to the nation, but at the time there was not enough money to restore it. It was not restored until 2005, after a long campaign to raise the money. It is now in the care of Cadw as a museum presentation of Roberts.

A Welsh medium primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Rhosgadfan, serves the village and the local rural community. [7] There were 47 pupils on roll at the school in 2016, and approximately 68% of the children speak Welsh at home. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Moel Tryfan is at grid ref. SH515562 ; a larger mountain nearby, Tryfan, is also sometimes called Moel Tryfan.
  2. ↑ Darwin, C. R. (1848). "On the transportal of erratic boulders from a lower to a higher level". Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. 4 (1–2): 315–323. doi:10.1144/GSL.JGS.1848.004.01-02.44. S2CID   131273984.
  3. ↑ Mountain Rangers
  4. ↑ "Villagers plagued by vandals". BBC News. 13 February 2004.
  5. ↑ Gae'r Gors
  6. ↑ Dylan Iorwerth, "Cadw's new quarry cottage", Heritage in Wales, Issue 54, Spring 2013.
  7. ↑ "Inspection Report Ysgol Gynradd Rhosgadfan 2010" (PDF). Estyn. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ysgol Gynradd Rhosgadfan". mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

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