What is recorded here
Castle Pit marked a coal mine in Troed-y-Rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil during the Post Medieval period. It is the kind of place where human labour dug through dark earth until the land itself became a container for breath, heat and risk.
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Castle Pit, Troed-y-Rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil as Coal Mine from the Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
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