Places to visit

Chepstow, Bulwark Camp

This is a late Iron Age site and made up of an enclosure with a double bank and ditch bordering the River Wye. It is located off the A48 at the end of Alpha Road in Chepstow.

Caerwent Castle - Castell Caerwent and Caerwent Roman Town

Caerwent - part of the Roman remains

Caerwent contains the remains of a substantial Roman settlement covering an area of some forty-four acres and there are significant remains from that period. The castle is now thought to be a fort site from that era. The site is about 5 miles southwest of Chepstow (Welsh: Cas-gwent) off the A48 towards Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) in southeast Wales (Cymru).

Caldicott Castle - Castell Cil-y-coed

Caldicot Castle and trees circa 1800 by Hoare, -Richard Colt, 1758-1838 Byrne, William, 1743-1805 National Library of Wales

Caldicot Castle is built on the site of an late eleventh Norman motte and bailey castle and has an early thirteenth century stone keep, corner towers and curtain wall. A gatehouse was later added.in the fourteenth century. The castle had significant restoration undertaken in the nineteenth century and is an impressive site standing in large landscaped grounds. It is located at Caldicott Monmouthshire, Wales (Welsh: Cil-y-coed, Sir Fynwy, Cymru) off the A48 between Chepstow (Cas-gwent) and Newport (Casnewydd)..

Llanmelin Wood Iron Age hillfort

Llanmelin Iron Age hillfort

Llanmelin Wood Iron Age hillfort has numerous banks and ditches and is located in a highly defensible position. The Iron Age in Wales dates approximately from c. 800 BC and the beginning of the Roman conquest of Wales in AD 74. It is thought the hillfort was occupied by the Celtic Silures people, who lived in what is now south east Wales. The site is north of Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales (Welsh: Caer-went, Sir Fynwy, Cymru)) off the A48 on a minor road where the site is reached by track and then footpath.

Grey Hill

This stone circle is made up of thirteen low stones standing adjacent to each other. There is a lone stone of about six feet outside of the circle and a further outlier. The site is off the A48 about four miles north of Caerwent.

Caerleon Castle - Castell Caerllion

A Norman late eleventh century motte and bailey castle stood on this site and the remains of this and the ruins a later thirteenth century tower can be seen. It is on private land in Caerleon north of Newport but can be viewed from the B4236 road close by.

Newport Castle - Castell Casnewydd

Newport Castle by J.M.W. Turner circa 1796

Newport Castle - Castell Casnewydd dates from the fourteenth century. It is located in Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) in the southeast of Wales (Cymru) and stands beside the River Usk (Welsh: Afon Wysg). The remains seen today are the east front and towers.

Gaer Hillfort - Bryngaer Croes Trelech

Gaer Fort image courtesy of Newport County Council

Gaer Hillfort (Welsh: Bryngaer Croes Trelech) is a large circular Celtic hillfort enclosure site and is surrounded by banks and ditch. Dating to approximately 750 BC – AD 43. It is in a commanding position over the River Ebbw (Welsh: Afon Ebwy). It is west of Newport, Wales (Welsh: Casnewydd, Cymru) toward Bassaleg at the end of Gaer Park Avenue.

Gaer Llwyd - Garnllwyd

Gaer LLwyd tomb

Gaer Llwyd Neolithic dolmen is dated to 4000BC and is made up of the remains of a chambered tomb about twelve feet in length with a large broken capstone. It is located close to the village of Llangwm in Monmouthshire, Wales (Wesh: Sir Fynwy, Cymru) on the B4235 Chepstow to Usk road.

Usk Castle - Castell Brynbuga

Usk Castle J S Prout.circa 1838 image courtesy The National Library of Wales (3375712)

This was an early twelfth century earthwork site and a square stone keep, round tower and parts of a curtain wall survive. The castle is rectangular with curtain wall and towers with a three story gatehouse, great hall and overlooks the River Usk . It is located on the B4598 at Usk east of Pontypool.

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