Rhosgadfan
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Rhosgadfan is a Welsh
village
in the county
of Gwynedd
. It is notable as the birth place of Kate Roberts, the author
of a book
of short stories
entitled Te yn y Grug. 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
. 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.
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
. Sadly, there are no shops in Rhosgadfan even with a population
of almost 2,000. But the football
club, Mountain Rangeres, is very well attended and is the focal point of the village.
The closest mountain
is Moel Tryfan
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 .
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 but some other animals inhabit the area.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
. It is notable as the birth place of Kate Roberts, the author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
of a book
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
of short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
entitled Te yn y Grug. The Welsh TV programme C'mon Midffild
C'mon Midffild
C'mon Midffild is one of the most successful comedy series ever broadcast on Welsh channel S4C. Created by Mei Jones and Alun Ffred Jones, the show started life on BBC Radio Cymru before being adapted for the screen by Ffilmiau'r Nant in 1988....
was filmed in the village hall
Village hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
, prior to its destruction. The hall was destroyed in a blaze believed to have been caused by arson
Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...
. 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.
The view is of Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, Yr Eifl
Yr Eifl
Yr Eifl is a mountain on the north coast of the Llŷn peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales.It has three summits, each quite separate from the others, and this is often supposed to be the source of the English name The Rivals...
and by walking around you can reach common land
Common land
Common land is land owned collectively or by one person, but over which other people have certain traditional rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect firewood, or to cut turf for fuel...
called Comin Uwch Gwyrfai and Y Lon Wen. Nearby villages include Y Fron
Y Fron
Y Fron is a village in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, in the shadow of Mynydd Mawr.During the 19th century the nearby Y Fron slate quarry was a significant local employer. In 2002 the quarry was used to film Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.The village has one school and is now...
and Rhostryfan. Rhosgadfan is on the border of Snowdonia National Park. The nearest town is Caernarfon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
and the nearest city is Bangor
Bangor, Gwynedd
Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
. Sadly, there are no shops in Rhosgadfan even with a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of almost 2,000. But the football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club, Mountain Rangeres, is very well attended and is the focal point of the village.
The closest mountain
Mountain
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is Moel Tryfan
Moel Tryfan
Moel Tryfan is a small mountain near the villages of Rhosgadfan, Y Fron and Betws Garmon, in northern Gwynedd. The higher and more famous peak of Tryfan above Dyffryn Ogwen has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past....
and people from the school walk up often to collect money for educational things. Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
visited the mountain and recognised evidence of glaciation there .
Industry
The village is not known for industry at the moment, except for farming. However, the village had a quarryQuarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
behind it. The Dyffryn Nantlle (Nantlle Valley
Nantlle Valley
The Nantlle Valley is an area in Gwynedd, north Wales, characterised by its large number of small settlements.Around 80% of the population of the Nantlle Valley speak Welsh as their first language. Some of the communities came into being as a result of slate quarrying in the late eighteenth or...
) area is well known for quarries. The one near Rhosgadfan was a film set for the Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action film directed by Jan de Bont, and starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. It is a sequel to the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider...
. The farming mostly consists of sheep but some other animals inhabit the area.