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The fort is at the south end of Hatterall Hill with the ground sloping away to the east, south and west. The site is divided by a West-East bank and ditch. This may indicate the northern part is the oldest and extended later to include the southern part. Offa's Dyke Path passes through the site. Monmouthshire Iron Age MM064 [40] Twyn-y-Gaer ...
Pages in category "Scheduled monuments in Monmouthshire" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Monmouthshire" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Monmouthshire comprises some sixty per cent of the historic county, and was known as Gwent between 1974 and 1996. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ note 1 ] The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022. [ 9 ]
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers museum is located in the stable block attached to Great Castle House. It includes exhibits relating to the history of the regiment from 1539 to the present day. [26] The castle is a Grade I listed building [27] and a scheduled monument in the care of Cadw. [28]
The Shire Hall is a prominent Grade I listed building in the town centre. It was built in 1724, and was formerly the centre for the Assize Courts and Quarter Sessions for Monmouthshire. In 1840, the court was the location of the trial of the Chartist leader John Frost and others for high treason for their part in the Newport Rising.
It is unlike much of South Wales in having far more medieval sites (28) than modern ones (4), with hardly any industrial monuments. All of the sites on this list (and the whole of Newport) are within the historic county of Monmouthshire. One site lies on the border into a neighbouring county, and is included on both lists.
Monnow Bridge served as an outer defence on the west, and provided access between the suburb of Overmonnow and Monnow Street, which led to Monmouth Castle and market. [8] The gatehouse was last fortified and occupied by soldiers in 1839 at the time of threatened attacks by the Chartists from Newport, an event which did not materialise.