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