In the Corner of a Valleys Village

Posted on March 19th, 2008 filed in War Memorial

It’s not too difficult to drive past the Cilfynydd ‘Pillar’ War Memorial and completely miss it!

The Memorial lies on the hillside on the edge of Cilfynydd, a small village nearby Pontypridd.

The Welsh word cil in Cilfynydd can mean nook, or retreat, or corner, or recess, {insert favourite synonym here}.

It’s a good choice of name for the village which itself seems to nestle and retreat into the mountain-side.

The busy A470 Merthyr to Cardiff road runs parallel to the village and a few feet from the Memorial.