Rhyd Ddu
... a quiet mountain village with history!
Rhyd Ddu
Rhyd Ddu is a quiet village on the A4085, to the west of Beddgelert, and can be a starting point for walks following the Rhyd Ddu path to Snowdon or, by turning off to the right Yr Aran, through the Beddgelert Forest to Moel Hebog or onto the Nantlle Ridge. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog. In the late 1800s and early 1900s quarrying, mining and farming were the main livelihoods, villages such as Rhyd Ddu were originally built entirely to house mining families. Farming remains an important part of the local economy today.
Cadair Wyllt
The remains near the lake are of Cadair Wyllt slate quarry which was operational between 1885 and 1920. Many quarry works lived in purpose built housing in Rhyd Ddu
Llyn y Gadair
The lake, Llyn y Gadair, and the area around it, are designated a nature conservation area. The Common Sandpiper can be heard (and sometimes seen) around the lake during spring and summer. The Goosander can bee seen all year round, while Pochards and Whooping Swans can be seen on the lake in winter.
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