What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Mynydd y Capel, Mound XVII 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. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric burial and ritual practices in upland Wales.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Cefn Merthyr Standing StoneStanding Stone · 204 yd
Standing stoneStanding or carved stone · 230 yd
Remains of Forest Chapel on Mynydd y CapelChurch, cross or graveyard · 520 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7724836.jpg?width=1280)
Forest Chapel, FoundationsChapel · 530 yd
Mynydd Y CapelMountain / peak · 724 yd
Ynysowen Community Primary School and a wooded backdrop, AberfanHeritage place · 988 yd
Slow down up Bells Hill, Merthyr ValeMountain or hill · 995 yd
Bells Hill, Merthyr ValeMountain or hill · 1006 yd
Spelbrook Memorial WoodlandForest or wood · 1066 yd
Bedlinog War Memorial and rugby clubHeritage place · 1416 yd
Bedlinog War MemorialHeritage place · 1501 yd
Twyn BrynbychanMountain / peak · 1.5 mi