What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Merthyr Common, Ring Cairn as Ring Cairn 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 ring cairn; a circular stone monument often associated with ritual or funerary practices. Its presence indicates early ceremonial activity in the region during the Bronze Age.
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Places near here
Merthyr Common, Possible Ring CairnRing Cairn · 292 yd
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Ruins of Begwns in Cwm BargodOld home or work place · 1326 yd
Anthony Hill Court, PentrebachMountain or hill · 1.1 mi
Corner of Anthony Hill Court and the A4054, PentrebachMountain or hill · 1.1 mi
Anemometer tower on Mynydd Gilfach Yr EncilCastle, fort or tower · 1.1 mi
Mynydd FochriwMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Pentwyn, CemeteryCemetery · 1.6 mi
Graveyard and chapel at PentwynChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.6 mi
Taff Trail running through woodland north of AberfanForest or wood · 1.8 mi
Descent from Gethin forestForest or wood · 1.8 mi