What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Mynydd y Capel, Cairn XII as 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 cairn; likely a funerary or ritual monument. Its inclusion in the National Monuments Record of Wales highlights its archaeological importance, though specific details on its structure or wider significance remain limited.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Remains of Forest Chapel on Mynydd y CapelChurch, cross or graveyard · 641 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7724836.jpg?width=1280)
Forest Chapel, FoundationsChapel · 651 yd
Mynydd Y CapelMountain / peak · 848 yd
Slow down up Bells Hill, Merthyr ValeMountain or hill · 936 yd
Bells Hill, Merthyr ValeMountain or hill · 953 yd
Ynysowen Community Primary School and a wooded backdrop, AberfanHeritage place · 1086 yd
Spelbrook Memorial WoodlandForest or wood · 1167 yd
Bedlinog War Memorial and rugby clubHeritage place · 1486 yd
Access through Aberfan cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1537 yd
Twyn BrynbychanMountain / peak · 1.4 mi