
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Rocking Stone is a type of megalith often associated with ritual or ceremonial use. Local folklore sometimes links such stones to legends of giants or supernatural events, though specific traditions for this site are not well documented.
Places near here
The Rocking Stone, The Common, PontypriddStanding or carved stone · 1 yd
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Memorial to 5th Battalion Welsh RegimentHeritage place · 456 yd
Pontypridd War Memorial, Coedpenmaen CommonWar Memorial · 491 yd
Treforest Gospel Hall, Broadway, PontypriddHeritage place · 875 yd
Pontypridd MuseumMuseum · 959 yd
Waterfall on the Taff upstream of the disused railway bridgeWaterfall · 1175 yd
Cefn EglwysilanMountain / peak · 1704 yd
Steep HillMountain or hill · 1.6 mi
Waterfall into the Rhondda, HopkinstownWaterfall · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Jon Harries · CC BY-SA 2.0