What is recorded here
Cyfarthfa Castle Lake - Merthyr Tydfil is a castle, fort or tower in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Perhaps water filled the castle hollow before men drained it for fire and steel. Maybe the lake still breathes beneath the town, waiting for rain to return what industry took.
A named place photographed at this map point in Merthyr Tydfil.
Cyfarthfa Castle, near Merthyr Tydfil, was built in the late 18th century by William Williams, a prominent ironmaster, as part of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks complex. It is remembered for its historical association with the industrial revolution in South Wales and for its later conversion into a public park and leisure facility.
Places near here
Cyfarthfa Park Lake, Merthyr TydfilHeritage place · 54 yd
Cyfarthfa Castle LakeCastle, fort or tower · 79 yd
A ripple of ducklings, Cyfarthfa Castle Lake - Merthyr TydfilCastle, fort or tower · 100 yd
Southeast end of Cyfarthfa Park Lake, Merthyr TydfilHeritage place · 180 yd
Steps up to a stone platform in Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr TydfilStanding or carved stone · 197 yd
Trees in Cyfarthfa Park Lake, Merthyr TydfilHeritage place · 231 yd
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art GalleryMuseum · 277 yd
Multilingual welcome, Cyfarthfa Park and Museum, Merthyr TydfilHeritage place · 390 yd
Clock Tower, Pandy FarmClock Tower · 413 yd
War Memorial, Cefn Coed y CymmerHeritage place · 674 yd
Vaynor and Cefn Coed War MemorialMemorial · 680 yd
Woodland Garage, Cefn-coed-y-cymmerForest or wood · 1049 ydOther information
Photo: Mick Lobb · CC BY-SA 2.0