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