Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil

#1988 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil attains a height of 445m at OS grid reference SO 079033 making it the high point of the broad ridge of high ground between Taff Vale and Cwm Bargod in the Valleys region of South Wales. It lies within the unitary area of Merthyr Tydfil. ()

Coordinates: 51°43'18"N, 3°20'5"W

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Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cyfarthfa Castle, Old Iron Bridge, Joseph Parry's Cottage, Merthyr Tydfil Golf Club.

3.4 miNW
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil
87 min walk • Cyfarthfa Castle is a castellated mansion that was the home of the Crawshay family, ironmasters of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Park, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The house commanded a view of the valley and the works, which ‘at night, offer a truly magnificent scene, resembling the fabled Pandemonium, but on which the eye may gaze with pleasure’.
2.7 miNW
Bridge
Old Iron Bridge, Merthyr Tydfil
68 min walk • The Old Iron Bridge of 1800, originally known simply as Merthyr Bridge before 1809, in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, was a cast-iron bridge across the River Taff.
2.9 miNW
Architecture, Museum, History museum
Joseph Parry's Cottage, Merthyr Tydfil
76 min walk • Joseph Parry's Cottage, also known as 4 Chapel Row, is a cottage located in Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. Built in the early 19th century for ironworkers, the cottage is best known as the birthplace of the famous Welsh composer Joseph Parry.
3.2 miSW
Golf
Merthyr Tydfil Golf Club, Merthyr Tydfil
82 min walk • Merthyr Tydfil Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Merthyr Tydfil at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. Also known by the name "Cilsanws", this is an 18-hole mountain course. Their "Pay and Play" course is available to non-members.
2.5 miNW
City hall
Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall, Merthyr Tydfil
65 min walk • Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
2.8 miNW
Canal
Glamorganshire Canal, Merthyr Tydfil
73 min walk • The Glamorganshire Canal in South Wales, UK, was begun in 1790. It ran along the valley of the River Taff from Merthyr Tydfil to the sea at Cardiff. The final section of canal was closed in 1951.
2.5 miNW
51°44'43"N • 3°22'47"W
St Tydfil Shopping Centre, Merthyr Tydfil
65 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.6 miNW
Church
Ynysgau Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil
67 min walk • Ynysgau Chapel was one of the earliest chapels in Merthyr Tydfil. The cause dated back to 1749 and services were held in the Welsh language. The chapel was demolished in 1967 as part of the Merthyr Town Improvement Scheme.
3.5 miNW
Bridge
Pont-y-Cafnau, Merthyr Tydfil
89 min walk • The Pont-y-Cafnau, sometimes written Pont y Cafnau or Pontycafnau, is a 14.2-metre long iron truss bridge over the River Taff in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
2.9 miN
Church
St John's Church, Merthyr Tydfil
74 min walk • St John's Church is a defunct Grade II listed church in the village of Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. The church was built in 1827 for local ironworks manager Sir John Josiah Guest, at a cost of £3000. It was gradually completely rebuilt later in the century, in a Gothic style, finishing with the main nave and aisle in 1893/4.
2.4 miNW
Synagogue, Gothic Revival architecture
Merthyr Synagogue, Merthyr Tydfil
62 min walk • The former Merthyr Synagogue is located on Bryntirion Road in the Thomastown section of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building and is the oldest purpose-built synagogue still standing in Wales.