List of Scheduled Monuments in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough has 43 Scheduled monuments. The prehistoric scheduled sites include many burial cairns and several defensive enclosures. The Roman period is represented by a Roman Road. The medieval periods include two inscribed stones, several house platforms and two castle sites. Finally the modern period has 14 sites, mainly related to Merthyr's industries, including coal mining, transportation and iron works. Almost all of Merthyr Tydfil was in the historic county of Glamorgan, with several of the northernmost sites having been in Brecknockshire.

Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) have statutory protection. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales.[1] The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw[2] with additional material from RCAHMW and Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust.

Scheduled Monuments in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Image Name Site type Community Location Details Historic County Period SAM No
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Gelligaer Standing Stone Standing stone Bedlinog 51°43′20″N 3°17′58″W / 51.7221°N 3.2994°W / 51.7221; -3.2994 (Gelligaer Common Standing Stone),
SO103034
Early Christian inscribed stone, with damage so the inscription is now illegible. It is alongside a Bronze Age burial cairn Glamorganshire Prehistoric & early Medieval
GM221
[3]
Coed Cae Round Cairns Round cairn Bedlinog 51°41′21″N 3°18′46″W / 51.6892°N 3.3127°W / 51.6892; -3.3127 (Coed Cae Round Cairns),
ST093997
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM271
[4]
Gelligaer Common Round Cairns Round cairn Bedlinog 51°43′16″N 3°18′03″W / 51.7211°N 3.3007°W / 51.7211; -3.3007 (Gelligaer Common Round Cairns),
SO102032
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM220
[5]
Carn Castell y Meibion ring cairn Ring cairn Cyfarthfa 51°43′07″N 3°23′52″W / 51.7185°N 3.3979°W / 51.7185; -3.3979 (Carn Castell y Meibion ring cairn),
SO035031
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM586
[6]
Brynbychan Round Cairn Round cairn Merthyr Vale, (also Mountain Ash), (see also Rhondda Cynon Taff) 51°40′52″N 3°21′23″W / 51.6812°N 3.3564°W / 51.6812; -3.3564 (Brynbychan Round Cairn),
ST063989
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM286
[7]
Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns Cairnfield Merthyr Vale 51°41′32″N 3°19′43″W / 51.6922°N 3.3287°W / 51.6922; -3.3287 (Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns),
SO082001
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM272
[8]
Morlais Hill ring cairn Ring cairn Pant 51°46′39″N 3°22′29″W / 51.7774°N 3.3747°W / 51.7774; -3.3747 (Morlais Hill ring cairn),
SO052096
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM563
[9]
Tir Lan round barrow cemetery Round barrow Treharris 51°41′09″N 3°18′36″W / 51.6857°N 3.31°W / 51.6857; -3.31 (Tir Lan round barrow cemetery),
ST095993
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM270
[10]
Garn Las Earthwork Round cairn Troed-y-rhiw, (also Aberdare), (see also Rhondda, Cynon, Taff) 51°43′29″N 3°24′26″W / 51.7248°N 3.4073°W / 51.7248; -3.4073 (Garn Las Earthwork),
SO028038
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM236
[11]
Merthyr Common Round Cairns Round cairn Troed-y-rhiw 51°43′46″N 3°20′09″W / 51.7295°N 3.3357°W / 51.7295; -3.3357 (Merthyr Common Round Cairns),
SO078042
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM222
[12]
Carn Ddu platform cairn Platform Cairn Vaynor 51°48′13″N 3°23′59″W / 51.8037°N 3.3998°W / 51.8037; -3.3998 (Carn Ddu platform cairn),
SO035125
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM570
[13]
Cefn Cil-Sanws ring cairn Ring cairn Vaynor 51°47′15″N 3°24′58″W / 51.7875°N 3.4162°W / 51.7875; -3.4162 (Cefn Cil-Sanws ring cairn),
SO024108
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM567
[14]
Cefn Cil-Sanws, Cairn on SW side of Round Cairn Vaynor 51°46′43″N 3°24′53″W / 51.7785°N 3.4147°W / 51.7785; -3.4147 (Cefn Cil-Sanws, Cairn on SW side of),
SO024098
Brecknockshire Prehistoric
GM599
[15]
Coetgae'r Gwartheg barrow cemetery Round cairn Vaynor 51°47′37″N 3°25′08″W / 51.7935°N 3.419°W / 51.7935; -3.419 (Coetgae'r Gwartheg barrow cemetery),
SO022114
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM568
[16]
Garn Pontsticill ring cairn Ring cairn Vaynor 51°47′48″N 3°22′30″W / 51.7966°N 3.375°W / 51.7966; -3.375 (Garn Pontsticill ring cairn),
SO052117
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM569
[17]
Dyke 315m E of Tyla-Glas Ditch Bedlinog 51°42′12″N 3°17′15″W / 51.7033°N 3.2876°W / 51.7033; -3.2876 (Dyke 315m E of Tyla-Glas),
SO111012
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM260
[18]
Cefn Cil-Sanws Defended Enclosure Enclosure - Defensive Vaynor 51°46′47″N 3°24′38″W / 51.7796°N 3.4105°W / 51.7796; -3.4105 (Cefn Cil-Sanws Defended Enclosure),
SO027099
Brecknockshire Prehistoric
GM600
[19]
Enclosure East of Nant Cwm Moel Enclosure - Defensive Vaynor 51°47′32″N 3°23′38″W / 51.7922°N 3.394°W / 51.7922; -3.394 (Enclosure East of Nant Cwm Moel),
SO039113
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM518
[20]
Enclosure on Coedcae'r Ychain Enclosure - Defensive Vaynor 51°47′29″N 3°25′00″W / 51.7915°N 3.4167°W / 51.7915; -3.4167 (Enclosure on Coedcae'r Ychain),
SO023112
Glamorganshire Prehistoric
GM519
[21]
Gelligaer Common Roman Road Road Bedlinog 51°43′21″N 3°18′03″W / 51.7226°N 3.3007°W / 51.7226; -3.3007 (Gelligaer Common Roman Road),
SO102034
Glamorganshire Roman
GM556
[22]
Nant Crew Inscribed Stone (now in St John's Church, Cefn Coed ) Standing stone Vaynor 51°45′46″N 3°24′13″W / 51.7628°N 3.4035°W / 51.7628; -3.4035 (Nant Crew Inscribed Stone (now in Cefn Coed Church)),
SO032081
Brecknockshire Early Medieval
BR145
[23]
Platform Houses and Cairn Cemetery on Dinas Noddfa House platforms (& Cairnfield) Bedlinog 51°43′10″N 3°18′48″W / 51.7195°N 3.3132°W / 51.7195; -3.3132 (Platform Houses and Cairn Cemetery on Dinas Noddfa),
SO093031
Medieval house platforms, also prehistoric cairnfield Glamorganshire Medieval
GM314
[24]
Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf Platform house Bedlinog 51°42′40″N 3°18′58″W / 51.7112°N 3.3161°W / 51.7112; -3.3161 (Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf),
SO091022
Glamorganshire Medieval
GM320
[25]
Morlais Castle Castle Pant 51°46′36″N 3°22′44″W / 51.7768°N 3.3789°W / 51.7768; -3.3789 (Morlais Castle),
SO049095
Glamorganshire Medieval
GM028
[26]
Cae Burdydd Castle Motte Vaynor 51°46′57″N 3°22′56″W / 51.7824°N 3.3823°W / 51.7824; -3.3823 (Cae Burdydd Castle),
SO047102
Brecknockshire Medieval
BR118
[27]
Cefn Car settlement Building (Unclassified) Vaynor 51°48′30″N 3°25′32″W / 51.8084°N 3.4256°W / 51.8084; -3.4256 (Cefn Car settlement),
SO018131
Glamorganshire Medieval
GM571
[28]
Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat Industrial monument Gurnos 51°45′45″N 3°24′01″W / 51.7624°N 3.4002°W / 51.7624; -3.4002 (Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat),
SO034080
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM478
[29]
Sarn Howell Pond and Watercourses Pond Town 51°44′50″N 3°19′27″W / 51.7471°N 3.3241°W / 51.7471; -3.3241 (Sarn Howell Pond and Watercourses),
SO086062
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM494
[30]
Abercanaid haystack boiler Haystack Boiler Troed-y-rhiw 51°43′29″N 3°22′04″W / 51.7248°N 3.3679°W / 51.7248; -3.3679 (Abercanaid haystack boiler),
SO056037
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM572
[31]
Cyfarthfa Canal Level Canal Level Cyfarthfa 51°44′20″N 3°23′15″W / 51.7388°N 3.3876°W / 51.7388; -3.3876 (Cyfarthfa Canal Level),
SO042053
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM467
[32]
Cyfarthfa Tramroad Section at Heolgerrig Tramroad Cyfarthfa 51°44′46″N 3°24′16″W / 51.7462°N 3.4044°W / 51.7462; -3.4044 (Cyfarthfa Tramroad Section at Heolgerrig),
SO031062
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM495
[33]
Iron Ore Scours and Patch Workings at Winch Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil Iron mine Cyfarthfa 51°45′07″N 3°25′27″W / 51.752°N 3.4241°W / 51.752; -3.4241 (Iron Ore Scours and Patch Workings at Winch Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil),
SO017068
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM554
[34]
Ynys Fach Iron Furnaces Industrial monument Cyfarthfa 51°44′42″N 3°23′03″W / 51.745°N 3.3841°W / 51.745; -3.3841 (Ynys Fach Iron Furnaces),
SO045060
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM331
[35]
Penydarren Tram Road Trackway Merthyr Vale 51°40′15″N 3°19′49″W / 51.6707°N 3.3304°W / 51.6707; -3.3304 (Penydarren Tram Road),
ST080977
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM359
[36]
Iron Canal Bridge from Rhydycar Bridge Park 51°45′01″N 3°23′09″W / 51.7504°N 3.3857°W / 51.7504; -3.3857 (Iron Canal Bridge from Rhydycar),
SO044066
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM486
[37]
Pont y Cafnau Tramroad Bridge Bridge Park 51°45′17″N 3°23′44″W / 51.7546°N 3.3956°W / 51.7546; -3.3956 (Pont y Cafnau Tramroad Bridge),
SO037071
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM424
[38]
Merthyr Tramroad: Morlais Castle section Tramroad Pant 51°46′43″N 3°22′57″W / 51.7786°N 3.3826°W / 51.7786; -3.3826 (Merthyr Tramroad: Morlais Castle section),
SO047097
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM594
[39]
Merthyr Tramroad Tunnel (Trevithick's Tunnel) Tramroad Troed-y-rhiw 51°44′06″N 3°22′07″W / 51.7349°N 3.3686°W / 51.7349; -3.3686 (Merthyr Tramroad Tunnel (Trevithick's Tunnel)),
SO055049
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM573
[40]
Cwmdu Air Shaft & Fan Air Shaft Cyfarthfa 51°44′14″N 3°24′14″W / 51.7371°N 3.4039°W / 51.7371; -3.4039 (Cwmdu Air Shaft & Fan),
SO031051
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM460
[41]
Remains of Blast Furnaces, Cyfarthfa Ironworks Blast Furnace Park 51°45′08″N 3°23′43″W / 51.7521°N 3.3952°W / 51.7521; -3.3952 (Remains of Blast Furnaces, Cyfarthfa Ironworks),
SO037068
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM425
[42]
Tai Mawr Leat for Cyfarthfa Iron Works Leat Park 51°45′31″N 3°24′17″W / 51.7586°N 3.4046°W / 51.7586; -3.4046 (Tai Mawr Leat for Cyfarthfa Iron Works),
SO031076
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM479
[43]
Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran Industrial monument Troed-y-rhiw 51°44′31″N 3°20′47″W / 51.742°N 3.3463°W / 51.742; -3.3463 (Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran),
SO071056
Glamorganshire Post-Medieval/Modern
GM496
[44]
Gelligaer Common Standing Stone
Coed Cae Round Cairns
Gelligaer Common Round Cairns
Carn Castell y Meibion ring cairn
Brynbychan Round Cairn
Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns
Morlais Hill ring cairn
Tir Lan round barrow cemetery
Garn Las Earthwork
Merthyr Common Round Cairns
Carn Ddu platform cairn
Cefn Cil-Sanws ring cairn
Cefn Cil-Sanws, Cairn on SW side of
Coetgae'r Gwartheg barrow cemetery
Garn Pontsticill ring cairn
Dyke 315m E of Tyla-Glas
Cefn Cil-Sanws Defended Enclosure
Enclosure East of Nant Cwm Moel
Enclosure on Coedcae'r Ychain
Gelligaer Common Roman Road
Nant Crew Inscribed Stone (now in Cefn Coed Church)
Platform Houses and Cairn Cemetery on Dinas Noddfa
Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf
Morlais Castle
Cae Burdydd Castle
Cefn Car settlement
Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat
Sarn Howell Pond and Watercourses
Abercanaid haystack boiler
Cyfarthfa Canal Level
Cyfarthfa Tramroad Section at Heolgerrig
Iron Ore Scours and Patch Workings at Winch Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil
Ynys Fach Iron Furnaces
Penydarren Tram Road
Iron Canal Bridge from Rhydycar
Pont y Cafnau Tramroad Bridge
Merthyr Tramroad: Morlais Castle section
Merthyr Tramroad Tunnel (Trevithick's Tunnel)
Cwmdu Air Shaft & Fan
Remains of Blast Furnaces, Cyfarthfa Ironworks
Tai Mawr Leat for Cyfarthfa Iron Works
Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran
Scheduled Monuments in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
=Prehistoric =Roman =Early Medieval
=Medieval =Post-Medieval/Modern

See also

References

  1. Cadw: Ancient Monuments and Scheduling. Accessed 25 April 2013
  2. Cadw will send their list as a spreadsheet, or other electronic formats, on request, as indicated at www.whatdotheyknow.com. This list uses information dated May 2012
  3. coflein NPRN: 305944. GGAT PRN: 00635m. Cadw SAM: GM221: Gelligaer Common Standing Stone
  4. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM271: Coed Cae Round Cairns
  5. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM220: Gelligaer Common Round Cairns
  6. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM586: Carn Castell y Meibion ring cairn
  7. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM286: Brynbychan Round Cairn
  8. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM272: Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns
  9. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM563: Morlais Hill ring cairn
  10. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM270: Tir Lan round barrow cemetery
  11. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM236: Garn Las Earthwork
  12. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM222: Merthyr Common Round Cairns
  13. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM570: Carn Ddu platform cairn
  14. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM567: Cefn Cil-Sanws ring cairn
  15. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM599: Cefn Cil-Sanws, Cairn on SW side of
  16. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM568: Coetgae'r Gwartheg barrow cemetery
  17. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM569: Garn Pontsticill ring cairn
  18. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM260: Dyke 315m E of Tyla-Glas
  19. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM600: Cefn Cil-Sanws Defended Enclosure
  20. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM518: Enclosure East of Nant Cwm Moel
  21. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM519: Enclosure on Coedcae'r Ychain
  22. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM556: Gelligaer Common Roman Road
  23. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: BR145: Nant Crew Inscribed Stone (now in Cefn Coed Church)
  24. coflein NPRN: 15303. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM314: Platform Houses and Cairn Cemetery on Dinas Noddfa
  25. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM320: Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf
  26. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM028: Morlais Castle
  27. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: BR118: Cae Burdydd Castle
  28. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM571: Cefn Car settlement
  29. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM478: Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat
  30. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM494: Sarn Howell Pond and Watercourses
  31. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM572: Abercanaid haystack boiler
  32. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM467: Cyfarthfa Canal Level
  33. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM495: Cyfarthfa Tramroad Section at Heolgerrig
  34. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM554: Iron Ore Scours and Patch Workings at Winch Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil
  35. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM331: Ynys Fach Iron Furnaces
  36. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM359: Penydarren Tram Road
  37. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM486: Iron Canal Bridge from Rhydycar
  38. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM424: Pont y Cafnau Tramroad Bridge
  39. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM594: Merthyr Tramroad: Morlais Castle section
  40. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM573: Merthyr Tramroad Tunnel (Trevithick's Tunnel)
  41. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM460: Cwmdu Air Shaft & Fan
  42. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM425: Remains of Blast Furnaces, Cyfarthfa Ironworks
  43. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM479: Tai Mawr Leat for Cyfarthfa Iron Works
  44. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM496: Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran
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