What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Craig-yr-Efail, Cairn as Round Barrow 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 round barrow; a type of burial mound typically dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1600–800 BCE). Round barrows are significant as they provide insights into early funerary practices and social structures in prehistoric Wales.
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Places near here
Craig-yr-EfailMountain / peak · 105 yd
Tair Gefail Lengthmans Cottage;Tair Gefail Canal House, Glamorganshire Canal, Mount PleasantLengthmans Cottage · 601 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_85778.jpg?width=1280)
Pont Y Gwaith (Bridge of the works)Heritage place · 664 yd
Pont y Gwaith, a stone bridge over River TaffStanding or carved stone · 688 yd
St Tydfil Forest viewed from a Merthyr Vale benchForest or wood · 977 yd
Stone sleepers on Taff TrailStanding or carved stone · 1053 yd
The Feel Good Factory, Mountain AshMountain or hill · 1054 yd
Taff Trail on the edge of woodlandForest or wood · 1508 yd
Northwest corner of Beechgrove Cemetery, EdwardsvilleChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.0 mi
Yew in Beechgrove Cemetery, EdwardsvilleChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.0 mi
Twyn BrynbychanMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Slow down up Bells Hill, Merthyr ValeMountain or hill · 1.3 mi