In the Carmarthenshire County History Volume 1 (page 49) the following standing stones are listed for Cilymaenllwyd:-
Maenhir - 2
Pantyrodin - 1
Rhosmaenhir
Edward Lhuyd, around 1700, had heard of a peculiar stone at Felin Cwrt. He also mentioned St Maugan's Church near Fronrhodyn, in Cilymaenllwyd parish. W.J.Thomas, Penrallt, in his diaries of 1870s, mentioned a field called 'Parc yr Eglwys' - which might had been on or near where an early church stood.
A tumulus is mentioned as being at Rhos Coynant - but it was levelled in 1812.
Finds
Maesgwyn, Parc y gerddi bach - Stone Axe, hammer head, perforated dolerite - appeared frst in Early Bronze Age. Now in Carmarthen Museum.
At hamlet of Maenor y Merydd (in a field south of Rhydymerydd) - an earthen vessel with considerable quantity of Roman coins.
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