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