What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Merthyr Mawr Slab as Inscribed Stone from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Merthyr Mawr Slab is likely from the Bronze Age and may have had a ritual or commemorative function, though its specific meaning or use remains unclear. It is associated with local folklore linking it to Saint Merthyr, a 6th-century Christian figure.
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Places near here
Merthyr Mawr, Churchyard CrossCross · 24 yd
Gravestone, St Teilo's Church, Merthyr MawrChurch, cross or graveyard · 30 yd
Merthyr Mawr ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 34 yd
Vicarage; Rectory; Heronsford; Merthyr MawrVicarage · 188 yd
Ogmore CastleCastle · 572 yd
Woodland north west of Merthyr MawrForest or wood · 636 yd
The Ewenny River and Ogmore CastleCastle, fort or tower · 665 yd
Woodland by the Ogmore RiverForest or wood · 803 yd
Traeth yr Afon BeachBeach · 1.8 mi
Pedestrian Bridge and footpath over the Ogmore - BridgendHeritage place · 1.9 mi
Nolton Art GalleryGallery · 1.9 mi
Ty Eglwys,Newcastle HillMountain or hill · 2.0 mi