Llantrisant is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the River Ely and the Afon Clun. The three saints of the town's name are SS. Illtyd, Gwynno, and Dyfodwg. Llantrisant is a hilltop settlement, at an altitude of 174 m (571 ft) above sea level. The town is home to the Royal Mint.
The remains of Llantrisant Castle
Llantrisant Guildhall
The 15th century tower of The Church of the Three Saints, Llantrisant
Until 1974, Glamorgan, or sometimes Glamorganshire, was an administrative county in the south of Wales, and later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales. Originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying boundaries known in Welsh as Morgannwg, which was then invaded and taken over by the Normans as the Lordship of Glamorgan. The area that became known as Glamorgan was both a rural, pastoral area, and a conflict point between the Norman lords and the Welsh princes. It was defined by a large concentration of castles.
Parc Cwm long cairn a Neolithic chambered tomb on the Gower Peninsula
St Lythans burial chamber a Neolithic portal dolmen in the Vale of Glamorgan
Tribes of Wales at the time of the Roman invasion (The modern border with England is also shown)
Caerphilly castle, c. 1812
