Morlais Castle
Morlais Castle is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.Picture of the only remaining room at Morlais castle.Photo: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Pant railway station
Pant railway station was a station which served Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, in the historic Welsh county of Glamorgan, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. Pant railway station is situated 1 km east of Morlais Castle.Prince Charles Hospital
Prince Charles Hospital is a district general hospital in Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Prince Charles Hospital is situated 1½ km south of Morlais Castle.Localities in the Area
Gurnos
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gurnos is a community of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales, United Kingdom.
Pontsticill
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales.
Dowlais
Photo: Varitek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dowlais is a village and community of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales.
Morlais Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: hillfort in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales
- Categories: contour fort, tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.7767° or 51° 46' 36" northLongitude
-3.3794° or 3° 22' 46" westElevation
366 metres (1,201 feet)Open Location Code
9C3RQJGC+M6GeoNames ID
6286663Wikidata ID
Q6912480Morlais Castle Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Morlais Castle
- Danish: Morlais Castle
- English: Castell Morlais
- French: Château de Morlais
- French: Morlais Castle
- French: château de Morlais
- German: Morlais Castle
- Swedish: Morlais Castle
- Welsh: Castell Morlais
Other Places Named Morlais Castle
Localities in the Area
- Cefn-coed-y-cymmerSuburb
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Bute TownHamlet, 5 km east
- AbercanaidVillage, 6 km south
- PentrebachVillage, 6 km south
Places in the Area
- Tâf FawrStream, 3½ km southwest
- Tâf FechanStream, 3½ km southwest
- TorpantauRailway station, 7 km north
- Upper Middle Road FarmHotel, 8 km north
- Four Falls TrailTrail, 12 km west
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