Treorchy
Treorchy is a Town in the county of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Treorchy postcode: CF42 6RG
There are great places to visit near Treorchy.
Treorchy History
There are some historic monuments around Treorchy:
- Cyfarthfa Tramroad Section at Heolgerrig
- Pillow Mound at Bryn y Gwyddel
- Gelli-Isaf Tramroad Bridge, Abernant Tramroad
- Carn y Hyrddod & Neighbouring Cairn
- Castell Nos
- Mynydd Caerau Round Cairns
- Mynydd Maendy Round Cairn
- Garn Las Earthwork
- Foel Chwern Round Cairn
- Site of Hirwaun Ironworks
- Blaenrhondda settlement
- Ring Cairn South of Twyn Blaennant
- Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown
- Iron Ore Scours and Patch Workings at Winch Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil
- Bachgen Carreg Round Cairn
- Crug yr Afan Round Cairn
- Carn-y-Pigwn Round Cairn
- Ffos Toncenglau cross ridge dyke
- Garn Bica
- Plas-y-Betws relict garden
- Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn
- Tarren Maerdy cairn (E)
- Round Barrow on the Werfa
- Mynydd Ton Cairns
- Pebyll Ring Cairn
- Hut Circles & Enclosures on Buarth Maen
- Bwlch y Clawdd Dyke
- Incline Haulage Systems, Cefn Ynysfeio, Treherbert
- Graig-y-Gilfach round cairn and earthwork
- Mynydd Maendy Hillfort
- Rhondda Fach Cairn
- Earthwork 360m NNE of Crug yr Avan
- Carn-y-Wiwer Cairnfield & Platform Houses
- Cairn Lwyd
- Ring Cairn and Round Cairn on Southern Side of Mynydd-y-Glog
- Tarren y Bwlch round cairn
- Bwlch yr Avan Dyke
- Tarren Maerdy cairn (W)
- Remains of Gamlyn Railway Viaduct
- Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace)
- Dinas Silica Mine
- Craig y Bwlch round cairn
- Twyn y Bridallt Roman Camp
- Rhos-Gwawr cairn cemetery
- Locomotive Type Steam Boiler, Blaen Rhondda
- Clawdd Mawr, Mynydd Caerau
- Remains of Iron Furnace at Cwmaman
- Mynydd y Gelli kerb cairn
- Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare
- Gwersyll
- Mynydd Ty'n-tyle cairns
History of Treorchy
Pre-industrial Rhondda community was Welsh-speaking, and the Welsh language continued to be widely spoken in the valley and in the upper villages of the Rhondda until the mid-twentieth century. The original migrants to the Rhondda were from rural Wales but later a higher proportion came from England. In 1901 64.4% of the population of the Rhondda Urban District were recorded as Welsh-speaking but this proportion fell to 56.6% by 1911.
