What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Mynydd Fochriw, 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 burial or ritual activity. Its presence indicates early ceremonial or funerary practices in the Welsh landscape.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Mynydd FochriwMountain / peak · 242 yd
Old dry stone retaining wall above FochriwStanding or carved stone · 430 yd
Fochriw CollieryCoal Mine · 469 yd
Mynydd Fochriw, Track IITrackway · 503 yd
Pentwyn, CemeteryCemetery · 633 yd
Graveyard and chapel at PentwynChurch, cross or graveyard · 774 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Cwmbargoed Disposal Point;Cwmbargoed Coal Disposal Point, near Merthyr TydfilCoal Preparation Plant · 1317 yd
Tyla-du PlantationForest · 1.0 mi
Cwmllwydrew MeadowsNature reserve · 1.1 mi
Parc Cwm Darran Visitor CentreVisitor information · 1.3 mi
Anemometer tower on Mynydd Gilfach Yr EncilCastle, fort or tower · 1.8 mi
Twyn Y Fid-FfawyddMountain / peak · 2.0 mi