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    Tryfan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtrəvan]) is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most...
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    Ysgol Tryfan is a bilingual (Welsh - English) comprehensive school for pupils aged 11–18, situated in Bangor, Gwynedd. 496 pupils were enrolled at the...
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    five of Wales' fourteen or fifteen summits over 3000 feet; these include Tryfan, considered one of the finest mountains in Wales and one of the few mountains...
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    Moel Tryfan was a narrow gauge steam locomotive built for use on the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (NWNGRs) in 1874/5. The locomotive was an 0-6-4T...
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  • and more famous peak of Tryfan above Dyffryn Ogwen has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past. Moel Tryfan could be regarded as the...
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    appeared in the short Welsh-language television drama S.O.S. Galw Gari Tryfan. In 2015, Ifans gave "an enjoyably louche performance as the town's resident...
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    being based around technical difficulty and exposure. The North Ridge of Tryfan in Snowdonia, or Striding Edge on Helvellyn in the Lake District, are classic...
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    North Wales. The first two of these lines - jointly known as the "Moel Tryfan Undertaking" - were authorised by Act of Parliament 1872 and were built...
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    Bangor University (Welsh: Prifysgol Bangor) is a public university in Bangor, Wales. It received its Royal Charter in 1885 and was one of the founding...
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    Tryfan Junction is a junction station on the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways for the main line and the Bryngwyn Branch. Opened in 1877, it closed in...
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    original line also had a branch to Bryngwyn and the slate quarries around Moel Tryfan, which has not been restored. (This branch forms a footpath "rail trail"...
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    streams from the slopes of the mountains which surround it, which include Tryfan and Pen yr Ole Wen. The largest of these streams is Afon Lloer, which flows...
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    and its summit lies Llyn Caseg-fraith, a popular lake for photographing Tryfan and its reflection. The summit is grassy with a few small rock outcrops...
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  • Richard Hughes Williams (1878 – 26 July 1919), or Dic Tryfan, was a Welsh language writer of short stories, born in Rhosgadfan in the old county of Caernarfonshire...
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    Beddau ("The Stanzas of the Graves") gives Bedwyr's final resting place on Tryfan. In the hagiography of Cadoc, Bedwyr is alongside Arthur and Cei in dealing...
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    Glyder Fawr (1,001 m or 3,284 ft), Glyder Fach (994 m or 3,261 ft) and Tryfan (918 m or 3,012 ft). To the north of the range lie the Carneddau, separated...
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    describe him as a 'Computer Consultant', and he traded for many years as 'Tryfan Technologies', an IT consultancy. Storey managed the boxer Frank Buglioni...
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    the next day might see a kayak descent of the Afon Llugwy or a walk up Tryfan. The National Trust for Wales purchased Ogwen Cottage in 2014 and since...
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    Idwal Jones [cy] author of the Welsh-language radio series SOS, Galw Gari Tryfan and Dame Elan Closs Stephens DBE (born 1948) a Welsh educator and Wales'...
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    though it has a population of almost 2,000. The closest mountain is Moel Tryfan  and people from the school walk up often to collect money for educational...
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    Hendre, Llanberis, Llanllyfni, Llanrug, Llanwanda, Menai, Peblig, Penygroes, Tryfan, Bontnewydd, and Groeslon, and the Denbighshire ward of Edeirnion. The areas...
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    locomotives and Single Fairlies. The earliest known example was the Moel Tryfan narrow gauge locomotive, built for use on the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways...
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  • Aplectrum hyemale Adam and Eve, name for the two rocks on the mountain Tryfan in Wales Church of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin, nicknamed "Adam and...
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    after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel...
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    3188 972 654582 If included Glyderau Glyder Fach 3261 994 657583 Glyderau Tryfan 3011 918 664593 Carneddau Pen yr Ole Wen 3208 978 655619 Carneddau Carnedd...
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    Famau (97 km, 60 mi), Snowdon (151 km, 94 mi), Glyder Fach (146 km, 91 mi), Tryfan (145 km, 90 mi), Y Garn (148 km, 92 mi), Carnedd Llewelyn (142 km, 88 mi)...
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  • April 2015, filming took place in Snowdonia, where locations used were Tryfan, Nant Gwynant near Beddgelert and Capel Curig. Early in July filming continued...
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    Glyderau and the sixth highest in Wales. Routes to the summit lead from Tryfan and Bristly Ridge to the north, via Glyder Fawr from Pen-y-Pass to the south...
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    Wales: North Gully on Tryfan, first ascended by Roderick Williams and his brother Tom in 1888; and North Buttress, also on Tryfan, first climbed by Owen...
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    Y Garn Y Garn from Tryfan. Llyn Bochlwyd and Llyn Idwal are in the foreground, and Elidir Fawr to the right. Highest point Elevation 947 m (3,107 ft) Prominence...
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