Morlais Castle, Merthyr Tydfil

Name: Morlais Castle
Address: Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Merthyr Tydfil

Historical place, Ruins, Forts and castles

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Morlais Castle is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°46'37"N, 3°22'45"W

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Merthyr Tydfil United Kingdom

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Day trips

Morlais Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.5 miS
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil
38 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’.
2.1 miS
Bridge
Old Iron Bridge, Merthyr Tydfil
53 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.
1.8 miS
Architecture, Museum, History museum
Joseph Parry's Cottage, Merthyr Tydfil
47 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.
2 miS
City hall
Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall, Merthyr Tydfil
53 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.
4.5 miSW
Golf
Aberdare Golf Club, Aberdare
115 min walk • Aberdare Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Aberdare at Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It was founded in 1921 as a parkland course at Abernant, about a mile from Aberdare and is an 18-hole golf course famous for its mature oak trees.
4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil
109 min walk • 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.
1.9 miS
Canal
Glamorganshire Canal, Merthyr Tydfil
48 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.
2.2 miS
51°44'43"N • 3°22'47"W
St Tydfil Shopping Centre, Merthyr Tydfil
56 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.1 miS
Church
Ynysgau Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil
54 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.
1.7 miSW
Bridge
Pont-y-Cafnau, Merthyr Tydfil
43 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.
1.5 miSE
Church
St John's Church, Merthyr Tydfil
39 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.