
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.
Merthyr Cynog Church is dedicated to Saint Cynog, a 6th-century Welsh saint, and its construction dates to the early medieval period, likely between the 11th and 13th centuries. The church is significant as a rural parish church reflecting the spread of Christianity in medieval Wales.
Places near here
Church of St Cynog, Merthyr CynogChurch, cross or graveyard · 24 yd
Scots Pines, Merthyr Cynog ChurchyardChurch, cross or graveyard · 59 yd
Cefn Merthyr CynogField System · 1.1 mi
Corn y Fan Defended Enclosure, Merthyr CynogDefended Enclosure · 1.3 mi
Woodland avenue at Cefn BachForest or wood · 1.5 mi
Woodland above Ysgir FechanForest or wood · 1.9 mi
Trig on an unnamed hillMountain or hill · 2.0 mi
Castle Madoc, MoundMotte · 2.5 mi
Castle Madoc and lodgeCastle, fort or tower · 2.5 mi
Rhyd-CarMountain / peak · 3.3 mi
Descent from Battle HillMountain or hill · 3.4 mi
Twyn Y PostMountain / peak · 3.5 miOther information
Photo: Dave Pinniger · CC BY-SA 2.0