- Source: Rhyd-ddu
Rhyd-ddu (; Welsh: [ˌr̥iːdˈðiː]; lit. 'black ford') is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon (via the Rhyd Ddu Path), Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge.
It lies on the A4085 between Beddgelert and Caernarfon, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes.
Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.
T. H. Parry-Williams, the poet, author and academic was born and raised at Rhyd-ddu. He twice won both the chair and the Crown at the National Eisteddfod, in 1912 and 1915.
External links
Walks from Rhyd Ddu and local information
The Rhyd-Ddu and Y Garn Walk
Rhyd-Ddu Guide
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Rhyd Ddu and surrounding area
Map sources for Rhyd-ddu
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Rhyd-ddu
- Snowdon
- Rhyd Ddu railway station
- Yr Aran
- Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
- Welsh Highland Railway
- North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
- Llyn Cwellyn
- Pitt's Head railway station
- Pen-y-Pass
