
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.
The Church of St Cynog in Merthyr Cynog is dedicated to the 6th-century Welsh saint Cynog, and its origins date to the early medieval period, though the present structure likely includes later additions. It is significant as a small rural parish church reflecting the spread of Christianity in medieval Wales.
Places near here
Merthyr Cynog ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 24 yd
Scots Pines, Merthyr Cynog ChurchyardChurch, cross or graveyard · 79 yd
Cefn Merthyr CynogField System · 1.1 mi
Corn y Fan Defended Enclosure, Merthyr CynogDefended Enclosure · 1.3 mi
Woodland avenue at Cefn BachForest or wood · 1.5 mi
Woodland above Ysgir FechanForest or wood · 1.9 mi
Trig on an unnamed hillMountain or hill · 2.0 mi
Castle Madoc, MoundMotte · 2.5 mi
Castle Madoc and lodgeCastle, fort or tower · 2.5 mi
Rhyd-CarMountain / peak · 3.3 mi
Descent from Battle HillMountain or hill · 3.4 mi
Twyn Y PostMountain / peak · 3.5 miOther information
Photo: Andrew Lewis · CC BY-SA 2.0