
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......