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Y Cyngorydd Mandy Williams Davies yn cael ei hethol fel Cadeirydd Cyngor Tref Ffestiniog

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:19:44 -0700

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Cllr Mandy Williams-Davies being elected as Chair of the Ffestiniog Town Council

Gwymon

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:28 -0700

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Nant Gwrtheyrn

Gwymon

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:29 -0700

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Nant Gwrtheyrn

Gwymon

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:24 -0700

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Seaweed /

Nant Gwrtheyrn

Gwymon

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:27 -0700

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Seaweed /

Nant Gwrtheyrn

Ar odre'r Eifl

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:05 -0700

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On the slopes of Yr Eifl

Hen chwarel Nant Gwrtheyrn

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:23 -0700

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The old quarry at Nant Gwrtheyrn

Eryri o'r Eifl

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:06 -0700

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Snowdonia from Yr Eifl

O Dre'r Ceiri

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:18 -0700

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From Tre'r Ceiri /

In his excellent book A History of Wales, John Davies writes: "Gwynedd has one of the most remarkable prehistoric sites in Britain - the settlement of Tre'r Ceiri on the slopes of Yr Eifl. It is surrounded by a stone wall which in places is still as much as four metres in height, and within the walls are the ruins of about a hundred and fifty stone huts. There is evidence that the village was occupied in the Roman period, but it appears that its beginnings below to the years around 200 BC. The huts, with their thick walls and turf roofs, were not doubt quite snug, but it is reasonable to assume - as Tre'r Ceiri is over 400 metres above sea level - that the huts were the summer habitation of summer shepherd whose winter dwellings in the lowlands have long since been obliterated."

Yn ei lyfr gwych Hanes Cymru, mae John Davies yn ysgrifennu: "Ceir clogwyn-gestyll ar arfordir gorllewin Gwynedd hefyd. Yno yn ogystal y mae un o safleoedd cynhanesyddol hynotaf Prydain, sef Tre'r Ceiri ar lechweddau'r Eifl. Fe'i hamgylchynir gan fur o gerrig sydd mewn mannau yn dal i fod gymaint a phedwar metr o uchder, ac o fewn ei muriau y mae cant a hanner o gytiau crwn. Cafwyd tystiolaeth am ddefnyddio'r pentref yn y cyfnod Rhufeinig ond ymddengys fod dechreuadau'r gaer yn perthyn i'r blynyddoedd o gwmpas 200 CC. Diau fod y cytiau yn eithaf clyd gyda'u muriau cerrig trwchus a'u toeau tywyrch, ond mae rhesymol yw credu - a'r pentref wedi leoli 400 metr uwchlaw'r mor - mai cartref i fugeiliaid haf ydoedd a bod eu hendrefi ar y gwastadeddau wedi'u dileu gan weithgarwch amaethyddol y canrifoedd."

Waliau Tre'r Ceiri

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:15 -0700

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The walls of Tre'r Ceiri /

In his excellent book A History of Wales, John Davies writes: "Gwynedd has one of the most remarkable prehistoric sites in Britain - the settlement of Tre'r Ceiri on the slopes of Yr Eifl. It is surrounded by a stone wall which in places is still as much as four metres in height, and within the walls are the ruins of about a hundred and fifty stone huts. There is evidence that the village was occupied in the Roman period, but it appears that its beginnings below to the years around 200 BC. The huts, with their thick walls and turf roofs, were not doubt quite snug, but it is reasonable to assume - as Tre'r Ceiri is over 400 metres above sea level - that the huts were the summer habitation of summer shepherd whose winter dwellings in the lowlands have long since been obliterated."

Yn ei lyfr gwych Hanes Cymru, mae John Davies yn ysgrifennu: "Ceir clogwyn-gestyll ar arfordir gorllewin Gwynedd hefyd. Yno yn ogystal y mae un o safleoedd cynhanesyddol hynotaf Prydain, sef Tre'r Ceiri ar lechweddau'r Eifl. Fe'i hamgylchynir gan fur o gerrig sydd mewn mannau yn dal i fod gymaint a phedwar metr o uchder, ac o fewn ei muriau y mae cant a hanner o gytiau crwn. Cafwyd tystiolaeth am ddefnyddio'r pentref yn y cyfnod Rhufeinig ond ymddengys fod dechreuadau'r gaer yn perthyn i'r blynyddoedd o gwmpas 200 CC. Diau fod y cytiau yn eithaf clyd gyda'u muriau cerrig trwchus a'u toeau tywyrch, ond mae rhesymol yw credu - a'r pentref wedi leoli 400 metr uwchlaw'r mor - mai cartref i fugeiliaid haf ydoedd a bod eu hendrefi ar y gwastadeddau wedi'u dileu gan weithgarwch amaethyddol y canrifoedd."

Nant Gwrtheyrn

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:36 -0700

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Pentref anghyfannedd oedd Nant Gwrtheyrn yn y 1970au yn dilyn cau y chwareli. Roedd y tai, y swyddfeydd, y capel a’r siopau, a godwyd pan oedd y chwareli yn eu hanterth rhwng 1860 a 1920, a dros 2,000 o ddynion yn cloddio’r ithfaen, yn wag ac wedi mynd â’u pennau iddynt.

Cafodd Ymddiriedolaeth Nant Gwrtheyrn, elusen gofrestredig, ei ffurfio trwy ddycnwch y Meddyg Carl Clowes, meddyg teulu lleol, ac eraill, ac fe lwyddon nhw yn y pen draw i brynu’r pentref a mynd ati i adnewyddu’r hen adeiladau a datblygu canolfan ar gyfer dysgu Cymraeg i oedolion. Erbyn hyn mae'n ganolfan lwyddiannus lle mae miloedd o bobl yn dod i ddysgu'r iaith. Yn 2004 Nant Gwrtheyrn oedd lleoliad cyfres teledu realiti cariad@iaith a ddaeth a grwp o enwogion at ei gilydd i ddysgu Cymraeg o flaen y camerau, gan gwynnwys Janet Street-Porter.

Yn ddi-os, mae'n werth galw i fewn yna. Mwy yma.

About Nant Gwrtheyrn

Nant Gwrtheyrn was an abandoned village in the 1970s following the closure of the quarries. The redundant houses, offices, chapel and shops constructed during the quarry’s heyday between 1860 and 1920,when over 2,000 men worked the granite, had fallen into rack and ruin.

The Nant Gwrtheyrn Trust, a registered charity was formed through the energies of Dr Carl Clowes, the local GP and others and eventually they bought the village and set about renovating the old buildings and developed a centre to teach Welsh to adults. It is now a successful language centre which attracts thousands of people wishing to learn the language. In 2004 it was the location of the reality TV series cariad@iaith, which brought together a group of celebrities to learn Welsh on camera, including Janet Street-Porter.

If you are serious about learning Welsh, this is one place you should go. More here

O Dre'r Ceiri

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:17 -0700

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Llyn a Phorthdinllaen o odre'r Eifl

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:03 -0700

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Llyn and Porthdinllaen from the slopess of Yr Eifl

Tre'r Ceiri

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:19 -0700

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In his excellent book A History of Wales, John Davies writes: "Gwynedd has one of the most remarkable prehistoric sites in Britain - the settlement of Tre'r Ceiri on the slopes of Yr Eifl. It is surrounded by a stone wall which in places is still as much as four metres in height, and within the walls are the ruins of about a hundred and fifty stone huts. There is evidence that the village was occupied in the Roman period, but it appears that its beginnings below to the years around 200 BC. The huts, with their thick walls and turf roofs, were not doubt quite snug, but it is reasonable to assume - as Tre'r Ceiri is over 400 metres above sea level - that the huts were the summer habitation of summer shepherd whose winter dwellings in the lowlands have long since been obliterated."

Yn ei lyfr gwych Hanes Cymru, mae John Davies yn ysgrifennu: "Ceir clogwyn-gestyll ar arfordir gorllewin Gwynedd hefyd. Yno yn ogystal y mae un o safleoedd cynhanesyddol hynotaf Prydain, sef Tre'r Ceiri ar lechweddau'r Eifl. Fe'i hamgylchynir gan fur o gerrig sydd mewn mannau yn dal i fod gymaint a phedwar metr o uchder, ac o fewn ei muriau y mae cant a hanner o gytiau crwn. Cafwyd tystiolaeth am ddefnyddio'r pentref yn y cyfnod Rhufeinig ond ymddengys fod dechreuadau'r gaer yn perthyn i'r blynyddoedd o gwmpas 200 CC. Diau fod y cytiau yn eithaf clyd gyda'u muriau cerrig trwchus a'u toeau tywyrch, ond mae rhesymol yw credu - a'r pentref wedi leoli 400 metr uwchlaw'r mor - mai cartref i fugeiliaid haf ydoedd a bod eu hendrefi ar y gwastadeddau wedi'u dileu gan weithgarwch amaethyddol y canrifoedd."

O Dre'r Ceiri

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:19 -0700

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Hen chwarel Nant Gwrtheyrn

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:22 -0700

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The old quarry at Nant Gwrtheyrn

Waliau Tre'r Ceiri

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:11 -0700

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Ar odre'r Eifl

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:03 -0700

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On the slopes of Yr Eifl

Gwymon

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:31 -0700

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Seaweed /

Nant Gwrtheyrn

Gwymon

nobody@flickr.com (Rory Francis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:24 -0700

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Seaweed /

Nant Gwrtheyrn