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:
- Vale of Neath railway cutting and tunnel portal
- Cwmdu Air Shaft & Fan
- Gwersyll
- Merthyr Tramroad: Morlais Castle section
- Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace)
- Morlais Hill ring cairn
- Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns
- Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement
- Tarren Maerdy cairn (W)
- Remains of Iron Furnace at Cwmaman
- Cyfarthfa Tramroad Section at Heolgerrig
- Twyn Bryn Glas round cairn
- Gelligaer Common Round Cairns
- Coed Cae Round Cairns
- Black Pins early ironstone workings
- Cefn Esgair-Carnau round cairn (N)
- Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf
- Cefn Sychbant, round cairns to the S of
- Remains of Gamlyn Railway Viaduct
- Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare
- Platform Houses and Cairn Cemetery on Dinas Noddfa
- Llwyn-on Farmstead
- Iron Canal Bridge from Rhydycar
- Cefn Car settlement
- Sarn Howell Pond and Watercourses
- Buarth y Caerau Cairn
- Onllwyn Round Cairn
- Gelligaer Common Standing Stone
- Cwm Glo Chapel
- Pen Bwlych Glascwm Pillow Mounds
- Pant Sychbant Round Cairn and Earthworks
- Y Gaer, Dol-y-Gaer
- Dyke 315m E of Tyla-Glas
- Abercanaid haystack boiler
- Garn Pontsticill ring cairn
- Carn Ddu platform cairn
- Gelli-Isaf Tramroad Bridge, Abernant Tramroad
- Carn Castell y Meibion ring cairn
- Cwm Criban Prehistoric Settlement
- Garn Las Earthwork
- Cwm Glo pit and ironstone tip
- Enclosure on Coedcae'r Ychain
- Rhymney Upper Furnace
- Graig-y-Gilfach round cairn and earthwork
- Penmoelallt Round Barrows
- Tai Mawr Leat for Cyfarthfa Iron Works
- Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat
- Pant Sychbant Medieval House
- Mynydd Ty'n-tyle cairns
- Twyn Garreg Wen Cairn
- Tarren Maerdy cairn (E)
- Cwm Pit and head of railway
- Ring Cairn 350m W of Penrhiw Caradoc, Llanwonno
- Remains of Blast Furnaces, Cyfarthfa Ironworks
- Cyfarthfa Canal Level
- Twyn Ceilog Round Cairn
- Trefil Quarries North
- Darren Fawr Round Cairns
- Tir Lan round barrow cemetery
- Cefn Cil-sanws, cairn on SW side of
- Cefn Cil-sanws defended enclosure
- Hut Circles & Enclosures on Buarth Maen
- Cyfarthfa balance pond and leat
- Morlais Castle
- Rhos-Gwawr cairn cemetery
- Nant Crew Inscribed Stone (now in Cefn Coed Church)
- Clo Cadno platform cairn
- Enclosure East of Nant Cwm Moel
- Three Round Cairns on the Southern Side of Mynydd-y-Glog
- Pant Serthfa stone row
- Rhaslas Pond South Dam
- Two Round Cairns at Onllwyn
- Cairn 270m N of Pont Ffosyrhebog
- Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran
- Ring Cairn South of Twyn Blaennant
- Pont y Cafnau Tramroad Bridge
- Merthyr Tramroad: Pont y Gwaith section and associated bridges
- Merthyr Common Round Cairns
- Nant Morlais Hafod
- Cae Burdydd Castle
- Brynbychan Round Cairn
- Cefn Cil-Sanws ring cairn
- Twyn y Bridallt Roman Camp
- Pontsticill platform cairn
- Carn-y-Pigwn Round Cairn
- Ynys Fach Iron Furnaces
- Coetgae'r Gwartheg barrow cemetery
- Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown
- Merthyr Tramroad Tunnel (Trevithick's Tunnel)
- Carn y Bugail and Carn Felen
- Cadair Fawr settlement
- Gelligaer Common Roman Road
- Waun y Gwair Cairn
- Ponsticill Inscribed Stone
- Pillow Mound at Bryn y Gwyddel
- Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn
- Iron Ore Scours and Patch Workings at Winch Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil
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.
