List of scheduled monuments in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough explained

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 monuments 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.

See main article: Lists of scheduled monuments in Wales.

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
• Grade II* listed buildings in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
• List of Cadw properties
• List of castles in Wales
• List of hill forts in Wales
• Historic houses in Wales
• List of monastic houses in Wales
• List of museums in Wales
• List of Roman villas in Wales

References

• Coflein is the online database of RCAHMW: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, GGAT is the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust, Cadw is the Welsh Historic Monuments Agency

Bibliography

• Book: Newman, John. John Newman (architectural historian). Glamorgan. The Buildings of Wales. Penguin Books. London. 1995. 0-14-071056-6.

Notes and References

1. http://cadw.wales.gov.uk/historicenvironment/protection/monuments/?lang=en Cadw: Ancient Monuments and Scheduling.
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. . . Cadw SAM: GM272: Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns
4. . . Cadw SAM: GM563: Morlais Hill ring cairn
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6. . . Cadw SAM: GM570: Carn Ddu platform cairn
7. . . Cadw SAM: GM567: Cefn Cil-Sanws ring cairn
8. . . Cadw SAM: GM599: Cefn Cil-Sanws, Cairn on SW side of
9. . . Cadw SAM: GM568: Coetgae'r Gwartheg barrow cemetery
10. . . Cadw SAM: GM569: Garn Pontsticill ring cairn
11. . . Cadw SAM: GM600: Cefn Cil-Sanws Defended Enclosure
12. . . Cadw SAM: GM518: Enclosure East of Nant Cwm Moel
13. . . Cadw SAM: GM519: Enclosure on Coedcae'r Ychain
14. . . Cadw SAM: GM556: Gelligaer Common Roman Road
15. . . Cadw SAM: GM314: Platform Houses and Cairn Cemetery on Dinas Noddfa
16. . . Cadw SAM: GM320: Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf
17. . . Cadw SAM: GM571: Cefn Car settlement
18. . . Cadw SAM: GM478: Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat
19. . . Cadw SAM: GM494: Sarn Howell Pond and Watercourses
20. . . Cadw SAM: GM572: Abercanaid haystack boiler
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22. . . Cadw SAM: GM467: Cyfarthfa Canal Level
23. . . Cadw SAM: GM495: Cyfarthfa Tramroad Section at Heolgerrig
24. . . Cadw SAM: GM554: Iron Ore Scours and Patch Workings at Winch Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil
25. . . Cadw SAM: GM331: Ynys Fach Iron Furnaces
26. . . Cadw SAM: GM359: Penydarren Tram Road
27. . . Cadw SAM: GM486: Iron Canal Bridge from Rhydycar
28. . . Cadw SAM: GM594: Merthyr Tramroad: Morlais Castle section
29. . . Cadw SAM: GM573: Merthyr Tramroad Tunnel (Trevithick's Tunnel)
30. . . Cadw SAM: GM460: Cwmdu Air Shaft & Fan
31. . . Cadw SAM: GM425: Remains of Blast Furnaces, Cyfarthfa Ironworks
32. . . Cadw SAM: GM479: Tai Mawr Leat for Cyfarthfa Iron Works
33. . . Cadw SAM: GM496: Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran