- Rhosgadfan
Rhosgadfan is a Welsh
village in thecounty ofGwynedd . It is notable as the birth place ofKate Roberts , theauthor of abook ofshort stories entitled "Te yn y Grug". The Welsh TV programme "C'mon Midffîld " was filmed in thevillage hall , prior to its destruction. The hall was destroyed in a blaze believed to have been caused byarson [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/3482961.stm |title=Villagers plagued by vandals |publisher=BBC News |date=2004-02-13 ] . Nobody has been brought to justice.The view is of
Anglesey ,Yr Eifl and by walking around you can reachcommon land calledComin Uwch Gwyrfai andY Lon Wen . Nearby villages includeY Fron andRhostryfan . Rhosgadfan is on the border ofSnowdonia National Park . The nearest town isCaernarfon and the nearest city is Bangor. Sadly, there are no shops in Rhosgadfan even with apopulation of almost 2,000. But the football social club is very well attended and is the focal point of the village.The closest
mountain isMoel Tryfan [Moel Tryfan is at grid ref. gbm4ibx|SH515562; a larger mountain nearby,Tryfan , is also sometimes called "Moel Tryfan".] and people from the school walk up often to collect money for educational things.Charles Darwin visited the mountain and recognised evidence ofglaciation there [cite journal |url=http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F1677&viewtype=text&pageseq=1 |author=Darwin, C. R. |year=1848 |title=On the transportal of erratic boulders from a lower to a higher level |journal=Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London |volume=4 |pages=315–323] .Industry
The village is not known for industry at the moment, except for
farming . However, the village had aquarry behind it. The Dyffryn Nantlle (Nantlle Valley ) area is well known for quarries. The one near Rhosgadfan but was closer toY Fron was a film set for the . The farming mostly consists ofsheep but some other animals inhabit the area.References
External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3494187 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Rhosgadfan and surrounding area]
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