What is recorded here
Inside part of Cyfarthfa Castle Museum, Merthyr is a castle, fort or tower in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Perhaps its rooms still hold the heat of hands that shaped metal or measured distance. Maybe the walls remember voices arguing about weight, strength and desire. Imagine walking through stone that has watched human ambition change form but never leave.
A named place photographed at this map point in Merthyr Tydfil.
Built in the late 18th century by John Guest, a prominent ironmaster, Cyfarthfa Castle became a symbol of the industrial wealth of Merthyr Tydfil during the Iron Age of Wales. It is remembered for its historical association with the Guest family and its role in the development of the Welsh iron industry.
Places near here
Two old cannons outside Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr TydfilCastle, fort or tower · 22 yd
Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr TydfilRecorded historic place · 24 yd
Colourful Cyfarthfa Castle MuseumCastle, fort or tower · 24 yd
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art GalleryMuseum · 28 yd
Fountain in Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr TydfilHeritage place · 59 yd
Steps up to a stone platform in Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr TydfilStanding or carved stone · 166 yd
Trees in Cyfarthfa Park Lake, Merthyr TydfilHeritage place · 221 yd
Multilingual welcome, Cyfarthfa Park and Museum, Merthyr TydfilHeritage place · 266 yd
Clock Tower, Pandy FarmClock Tower · 321 yd
War Memorial, Cefn Coed y CymmerHeritage place · 943 yd
Vaynor and Cefn Coed War MemorialMemorial · 949 yd
Woodland Garage, Cefn-coed-y-cymmerForest or wood · 1323 ydOther information
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell · CC BY-SA 2.0