What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Cairn I, West of Penydarren Pits as Cairn from the Bronze Age period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cairn; likely a burial monument. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early funerary practices and settlement patterns in the region during the Bronze Age.
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Places near here
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Anemometer tower on Mynydd Gilfach Yr EncilCastle, fort or tower · 1.5 mi
Mynydd FochriwMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Pentwyn, CemeteryCemetery · 1.7 mi
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Merthyr Rising, Castle Inn, High Street, Merthyr TydfilBattle Site · 1.8 mi
Derelict Morlais Castle Inn, Merthyr TydfilCastle, fort or tower · 1.8 miOther information
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