- Trefor
Trefor is a small
village on the north coast of theLlŷn peninsula inGwynedd ,North Wales .Population , with nearby Llanaelhaearn, roughly 1,500.[http://www.trefor.net trefor.net] Popular online Technical
Blog which includes posts aboutVoIP ,Internet ,Networks , and anything else which takes his fancy. Trefor Davies is Chief Technical Director of [http://www.timico.co.uk Timico Ltd] .Location and amenities
Located just off the main
A499 road , Trefor has a small harbour and abeach with some sand. At the top of the beach is anemergency telephone to summon help in the event of a maritime emergency. The land behind the beach is made ofboulder clay deposited during the lastglaciation , which is being slowly eroded by the sea.Rising steepy behind the village is
Yr Eifl and its neighbouringhill s. Agranite quarry, "Trefor granite quarry" or the "Yr Eifl quarry" opened there in1850 . The industrialnarrow gauge railway Trefor Quarry railway opened in1865 and brought rock from the quarry to the coast, but was gradually replaced by road transport and was finally closed in 1960. "Trefor granite" is used to makecurling rock s. [http://www.canadacurlingstone.on.ca/newstones/newstones.htm]There is one school in Trefor, a
primary school called Ysgol yr Eifl.Yr Eifl is a range of three tall hills that dominate the skyline above Trefor.Tre'r Ceiri , the second highest of the hills has on one the best examples of astone age orNeolithic settlement on its summit inEurope . Views from the summits, on a clear day, extend toIreland , the entirety ofCardigan Bay ,Anglesey ,Snowdonia and even the northern mountains ofEngland ! The centre peak, and tallest at 564 metres is called Garn Ganol and the most seaward, and smallest peak is Garn For which is home to the quarry.There is a football club in Trefor, which was re-established in the 2000-01 season. It has won one cup in its history, in the 2001-02 season. Its current manager is Rhys Gethin, assisted by Sion Aled, its club captain is Terry Ogilvie and the vice-Captain is Marcusz Nowak.
There is also a members club in the village, 'Clwb Y Twr', which have
pool anddarts teams, its open everynight and reguarlly hosts entertainment.There are two retail outlets in Trefor: a
village shop which opens between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm Monday to Friday with shorter hours on the weekend, and apost office . To the north end of the village is an excellent children's play area that includes baby and older swings, aclimbing frame , bouncy fish and duck, see-saw and rocking horse. It's possible to go on an excellent circular walk which is pushchair friendly, starting at the play area, down to the beach, across the headland and back into the village again.You can
surf the otherside of theharbour wall at Trefor. It can be a nice left hand point over a stoneyreef thrown off the headland. It holds up well in a southerly wind when the swell wraps around the point.External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3491522 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Trefor and surrounding area]
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