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Parc, Penrhyndeudraeth

Buildings and structures in GwyneddGrade II* listed buildings in GwyneddHistory of WalesRegistered historic parks and gardens in Gwynedd
One of the two houses on the main site at Parc geograph.org.uk 3590822
One of the two houses on the main site at Parc geograph.org.uk 3590822

Parc (meaning Park in English) is the name of an ancient mansion found near the village of Croesor in the community of Llanfrothen near Penrhyndeudraeth, in Gwynedd, Wales. The former mansion has been in ruins since the end of the 17th century when the resident Anwyl Family moved to Llugwy. Thomas Nicholas described the site in his Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales [see box]. The novelist, poet, and playwright Richard A.W. Hughes rented a cottage here from close friends Clough and Amabel Williams-Ellis during the summers from 1934 until the Second World War, eventually taking in six evacuee children and telling stories with them that are collected in Don't Blame Me! (1940). Parc is a Grade II* listed building and its gardens are designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

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LL48 6SR , Llanfrothen
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One of the two houses on the main site at Parc geograph.org.uk 3590822
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Yr Arddu (South)
Yr Arddu (South)

Yr Arddu is a large hill in Snowdonia, Wales (Not to be confused with the 589 metre Yr Arddu (North) to the east of Snowdon). It lies approximately 2.5 km south east of the village of Beddgelert and just over 1 km from the rather more famous mountain Cnicht. It is a rugged hill with widespread rock outcrops and cliffs. A small lake, Llyn yr Arddu, is located on the flanks of the mountain. The recognised summit is at 388m to the South of the hill, but the highest point, named Cerrig-y-Myllt on only the most detailed UK Ordnance Survey mapping, is at 463m above the two small lakes to the North of the hill. The craggy nature of the hill is due to the presence of lavas and tuffs (volcanic ash deposits) dating from the Ordovician period when Snowdonia was characterised by numerous volcanic eruptions; Yr Arddu is a particularly good location to see the record of Ordovician volcanism. The Yr Arddu Tuffs may be the earliest eruptive phase of the Lower Rhyolitic Tuff Formation.The whole hill is a site of special scientific interest designated by the Countryside Council for Wales.Yr Arddu is commonly approached by a footpath leaving the minor road that links Nantmor to Nant Gwynant running along the valley of Blaen Nanmor, but the final 0.5 km has no paths marked on UK Ordnance Survey mapping. However, a marked path runs South East from Nantmor Mountain Centre at Gelli-Iago. From this an intermittent rough path runs from West of Clogwyn Coch up to the two small lakes. The hill can also be approached with more difficulty from its West flank up to the small lake Llyn yr Arddu.