Overview
Cyfarthfa Castle, Icehouse, Merthyr Tydfil is recorded as Icehouse in Wales Merthyr Tydfil. The National Monuments Record of Wales records Cyfarthfa Castle, Icehouse, Merthyr Tydfil as Icehouse from the Post Medieval period. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Who built and held it
The saved account records: The National Monuments Record of Wales records Cyfarthfa Castle, Icehouse, Merthyr Tydfil as Icehouse from the Post Medieval period.
Attack, change and use
The saved account records: Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it Icehouse. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Cyfarthfa Castle, Icehouse, Merthyr Tydfil matters as a recorded icehouse tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Cyfarthfa Parkattraction0.1 miles
- Oriel Bothy Galleryattraction0.1 miles
- Iron Bridgemonument0.1 miles
- Children's playground — Merthyr Tydfilattraction0.2 miles
- Stream off hillside west of Cyfarthfa Castlecastle0.2 miles
- Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Galleryattraction0.2 miles
- Dowlais Co. Tramroadsmonument0.2 miles
- Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfilcastle0.2 miles
- Goat head statues on the east side of Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfilcastle0.2 miles
- Cyfarthfa Castle Schoolcastle0.2 miles
- St Aloysius Roman Catholic Primary Schoolmonument0.2 miles
- Southwest corner of Grade I listed Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfilcastle0.2 miles
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