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