Morlais Castle

Morlais Castle is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of in .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: hillfort in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales
  • Also known as: “Castell Morlais”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pant railway station and Pant Cemetery.

Railway station
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a station which served , in the historic Welsh county of , now . It was the junction at which the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway line from Pontsticill in the North split to serve the Dowlais Central and Dowlais Top lines. is situated 3,300 feet east of Morlais Castle.

Cemetery
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 3,600 feet east of Morlais Castle.

School
is an 11-16 mixed-sex comprehensive school situated in the district of , Wales. is situated 3,700 feet south of Morlais Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gurnos and Pontsticill.

Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community of in , United Kingdom. It consists principally of the Estate. The population in 2011 was 5,280.

Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in . It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the .

Suburb
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is a in the north-east of in South East Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh words du and glais. is notable within Wales and within as a whole, for its historic association with ironworking; once employing, through the Iron Company, over 7,000 people, the works being at one stage the largest in the world.

Morlais Castle

Latitude
51.77694° or 51° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.37916° or 3° 22′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C3RQJGC+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 565866423
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q6912480
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Morlais Castle” goes by many names.

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Highlights include North Tower and Morlais Castle Quarries.

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