What is recorded here

Cyfarthfa Castle Fountain stands in Merthyr Tydfil, a Post Medieval structure marked in the national record. Water may have fallen there since before the castle walls fell into shadow. The fountain still belongs to the town, even if the castle itself has vanished into legend.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Cyfarthfa Castle Fountain, Merthyr Tydfil as Fountain 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.

Cyfarthfa Castle Fountain, Merthyr Tydfil, was built in the early 19th century as part of the landscaped grounds of Cyfarthfa Castle, a grand mansion constructed by the ironmaster William Crawshay II. The fountain is remembered as a notable feature of the estate, reflecting the wealth and industrial success of the Crawshay family during the Welsh iron industry's peak.

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