Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil is a Town in the county of Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful).
Merthyr Tydfil postcode: CF47 8LA
There are great places to visit near Merthyr Tydfil.
Merthyr Tydfil History
There are some historic monuments around Merthyr Tydfil:
- Cwm Glo Chapel
- Tarren Maerdy cairn (W)
- Garn Las Earthwork
- Cwm Criban Prehistoric Settlement
- Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn
- Iron Ore Scours and Patch Workings at Winch Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil
- Coetgae'r Gwartheg barrow cemetery
- Morlais Castle
- Gwersyll
- Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat
- Gelligaer Common Round Cairns
- Enclosure East of Nant Cwm Moel
- Pillow Mound at Bryn y Gwyddel
- Nant Crew Inscribed Stone (now in Cefn Coed Church)
- Cwm Glo pit and ironstone tip
- Gelligaer Common Standing Stone
- Darren Fawr Round Cairns
- Black Pins early ironstone workings
- Merthyr Common Round Cairns
- Cwmdu Air Shaft & Fan
- Dyke 315m E of Tyla-Glas
- Enclosure on Coedcae'r Ychain
- Two Round Cairns at Onllwyn
- Ynys Fach Iron Furnaces
- Remains of Blast Furnaces, Cyfarthfa Ironworks
- Twyn Ceilog Round Cairn
- Cefn Cil-sanws defended enclosure
- Vale of Neath railway cutting and tunnel portal
- Sarn Howell Pond and Watercourses
- Morlais Hill ring cairn
- Iron Canal Bridge from Rhydycar
- Cyfarthfa balance pond and leat
- Pen Bwlych Glascwm Pillow Mounds
- Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns
- Hut Circles & Enclosures on Buarth Maen
- Waun y Gwair Cairn
- Rhymney Upper Furnace
- Abercanaid haystack boiler
- Cefn Cil-sanws, cairn on SW side of
- Y Gaer, Dol-y-Gaer
- Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown
- Merthyr Tramroad Tunnel (Trevithick's Tunnel)
- Cefn Car settlement
- Merthyr Tramroad: Pont y Gwaith section and associated bridges
- Ring Cairn South of Twyn Blaennant
- Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace)
- Pontsticill platform cairn
- Nant Morlais Hafod
- Twyn Bryn Glas round cairn
- Cyfarthfa Canal Level
- Trefil Quarries North
- Carn Ddu platform cairn
- Tai Mawr Leat for Cyfarthfa Iron Works
- Gelli-Isaf Tramroad Bridge, Abernant Tramroad
- Pant Sychbant Round Cairn and Earthworks
- Gelligaer Common Roman Road
- Remains of Iron Furnace at Cwmaman
- Twyn y Bridallt Roman Camp
- Cwm Pit and head of railway
- Remains of Gamlyn Railway Viaduct
- Cyfarthfa Tramroad Section at Heolgerrig
- Cairn 270m N of Pont Ffosyrhebog
- Pant Serthfa stone row
- Cadair Fawr settlement
- Pont y Cafnau Tramroad Bridge
- Mynydd Ty'n-tyle cairns
- Carn Castell y Meibion ring cairn
- Pant Sychbant Medieval House
- Carn-y-Pigwn Round Cairn
- Rhos-Gwawr cairn cemetery
- Cefn Sychbant, round cairns to the S of
- Rhaslas Pond South Dam
- Cefn Esgair-Carnau round cairn (N)
- Twyn Garreg Wen Cairn
- Llwyn-on Farmstead
- Cae Burdydd Castle
- Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran
- Tir Lan round barrow cemetery
- Ponsticill Inscribed Stone
- Cefn Cil-Sanws ring cairn
- Clo Cadno platform cairn
- Carn y Bugail and Carn Felen
- Platform Houses and Cairn Cemetery on Dinas Noddfa
- Buarth y Caerau Cairn
- Three Round Cairns on the Southern Side of Mynydd-y-Glog
- Merthyr Tramroad: Morlais Castle section
- Onllwyn Round Cairn
- Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare
- Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement
- Garn Pontsticill ring cairn
- Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf
- Brynbychan Round Cairn
- Tarren Maerdy cairn (E)
- Graig-y-Gilfach round cairn and earthwork
- Ring Cairn 350m W of Penrhiw Caradoc, Llanwonno
- Penmoelallt Round Barrows
- Coed Cae Round Cairns
History of Merthyr Tydfil
The Romans arrived in Roman Wales by about 47 53 AD and established a network of forts, with roads to link them. They had to fight hard to consolidate their conquests, and in 74 AD they built an auxiliary fortress at Penydarren, overlooking the River Taff. It covered an area of about three hectares, and formed part of the network of roads and fortifications; remains were found underneath the football ground where Merthyr Tydfil FC play. A road ran north south through the area, linking the southern coast with Mid Wales and Watling Street via Brecon. Parts of this and other roads, including Sarn Helen, can be traced and walked.
