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In the Corner of a Valleys Village via Aberdare Blog March 19th, 2008 at 18:54

image 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......