| Rhyd Ddu | |
|---|---|
 Llyn y Dywarchen | |
  Rhyd Ddu Location within Gwynedd | |
| Population | 37 |
| OS grid reference | SH568485 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Caernarfon |
| Postcode district | LL54 |
| Dialling code | 01286 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Rhyd-ddu (/ˌriːdˈðiː/; 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 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Beddgelert,[1] 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.[2]
T. H. Parry-Williams, the poet, author and academic was born and raised at Rhyd-ddu.[3] He twice won both the chair and the Crown at the National Eisteddfod, in 1912 and 1915.
References
- Nuttall, John (1989). The mountains of England and Wales. Vol. 1; Wales. Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press. p. 66. ISBN 1852840366.
- Holland, Julian; Spaven, David (2012). Britain's scenic railways: exploring the country by rail from Cornwall to the Highlands. London: Times Books. p. 136. ISBN 9780007478798.
- Evans, D. Ellis (23 September 2004). "Williams, Sir Thomas Herbert Parry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37835. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
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