Newport unitary authority area, in Wales, has 71 scheduled monuments. With a neolithic chambered tomb, three Bronze Age sites and seven Iron Age hillforts, it demonstrates a range of prehistoric occupation. However, with an entire Roman town at Caerleon, and Roman villas and forts, it is an important area for Welsh Roman archaeology. 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.
Scheduled monuments have statutory protection. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales.[1] The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw[2] with additional material from RCAHMW and Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust.
Image | Name | Site type | Community | Location | Details | Period | SAM No & Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gwern y Cleppa Burial Chamber | Chambered long barrow | Coedkernew | 51°33′35″N 3°02′43″W / 51.5597°N 3.0452°W, ST276850 |
Seven tumbled stones, thought to be the sides and capstone of a neolithic long barrow with commanding views over the Severn Estuary | (neolithic) |
PrehistoricMM022 [3] | |
Twyn Pant-Teg Round Barrow | Round barrow | Graig | 51°35′36″N 3°05′55″W / 51.5934°N 3.0987°W, ST239888 |
MM065 [4] | |||
Round Barrow 57m South of Stock Wood | Round barrow | Langstone | 51°35′52″N 2°53′37″W / 51.5979°N 2.8937°W, ST381891 |
MM170 [5] | |||
Druidstone Standing Stone | Standing stone | Michaelstone-y-Fedw | 51°32′40″N 3°05′43″W / 51.5445°N 3.0953°W, ST241834 |
(Bronze Age) |
PrehistoricMM032 [6] | ||
Wilcrick Hill Camp | Hillfort | Bishton, (also Magor with Undy), (see also Monmouthshire) | 51°35′09″N 2°51′04″W / 51.5859°N 2.8512°W, ST411877 |
MM127 [7] | |||
Lodge Wood Camp | Hillfort | Caerleon | 51°37′01″N 2°58′44″W / 51.617°N 2.9788°W, ST323913 |
MM023 [8] | |||
Priory Wood Camp | Enclosure | Caerleon | 51°36′33″N 2°55′28″W / 51.6091°N 2.9244°W, ST360904 |
MM049 [9] | |||
St Julian's Wood Camp | Hillfort | Caerleon | 51°35′49″N 2°57′15″W / 51.5969°N 2.9541°W, ST340891 |
MM021 [10] | |||
Coed y Defaid Camp | Hillfort | Coedkernew | 51°34′12″N 3°03′00″W / 51.5701°N 3.0499°W, ST273862 |
MM134 [11] | |||
Tredegar Fort | Hillfort | Gaer | 51°34′32″N 3°01′39″W / 51.5756°N 3.0274°W, ST289868 |
MM084 [12] | |||
Pen-y-Lan Camp | Enclosure | Michaelstone-y-Fedw | 51°33′28″N 3°04′16″W / 51.5579°N 3.071°W, ST258848 |
Oval enclosure on a low hilltop site near the small settlement of Pen-y-lan | (Iron Age) |
PrehistoricMM133 [13] | |
Castell Prin | Hillfort | Penhow | 51°37′38″N 2°51′14″W / 51.6272°N 2.8539°W, ST409923 |
Banked enclosure on a wooded hilltop north of the village of Parc Seymour | (Iron Age) |
PrehistoricMM130 [14] | |
Abernant Roman Kiln | Kiln | Caerleon | 51°37′04″N 2°54′51″W / 51.6178°N 2.9142°W, ST368913 |
MM257 [15] | |||
Caerleon Amphitheatre | Amphitheatre | Caerleon | 51°36′29″N 2°57′25″W / 51.6081°N 2.9569°W, ST338903 |
MM232 [16] | |||
Caerleon Civil Settlement | Civil settlement | Caerleon | 51°36′42″N 2°57′45″W / 51.6118°N 2.9626°W, ST334907 |
MM231 [17] | |||
Caerleon Civil Settlement: Area under Broadway Playing Fields | Civil settlement | Caerleon | 51°36′32″N 2°57′36″W / 51.6088°N 2.96°W, ST336904 |
MM254 [18] | |||
Caerleon Civil Settlement: Site of Roman Building SE of Castle Street | Civil settlement | Caerleon | 51°36′32″N 2°56′56″W / 51.609°N 2.9488°W, ST344904 |
MM244 [19] | |||
Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′37″N 2°57′32″W / 51.6103°N 2.9588°W, ST337906 |
MM230 [20] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Area behind Caerleon House | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′32″N 2°57′11″W / 51.609°N 2.9531°W, ST340904 |
MM240 [21] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Area between Priory Hotel and Priory Lodge | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′34″N 2°57′18″W / 51.6095°N 2.955°W, ST339905 |
MM236 [22] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Area of Myrtle Cottage Barracks | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′37″N 2°57′09″W / 51.6104°N 2.9525°W, ST341906 |
MM242 [23] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Area off White Hart Lane | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′32″N 2°57′13″W / 51.609°N 2.9536°W, ST340904 |
MM243 [24] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Back Garden of No 4 Museum Street | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′37″N 2°57′16″W / 51.6104°N 2.9545°W, ST339906 |
MM239 [25] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Car Park and Garden of Endowed School, North of Broadway | Fort | Caerleon | 51°36′36″N 2°57′23″W / 51.6099°N 2.9565°W, ST338906 |
MM252 [26] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Field SE of Broadway | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′33″N 2°57′24″W / 51.6092°N 2.9566°W, ST338904 |
MM237 [27] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Former Ambulance Station Field | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′46″N 2°57′08″W / 51.6128°N 2.9523°W, ST341908 |
MM262 [28] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Former Garden of The Firs | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′35″N 2°57′12″W / 51.6097°N 2.9532°W, ST340905 |
MM248 [29] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Goldcroft Common | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′44″N 2°57′27″W / 51.6121°N 2.9574°W, ST338908 |
MM233 [30] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Grounds of Health Clinic | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′43″N 2°57′25″W / 51.6119°N 2.9569°W, ST338907 |
MM245 [31] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Grounds of Museum | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′37″N 2°57′18″W / 51.6103°N 2.955°W, ST339905 |
MM238 [32] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Grounds of St Cadoc's Home | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′44″N 2°57′19″W / 51.6123°N 2.9553°W, ST339908 |
MM235 [33] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Grounds of the Croft Nursing Home | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′44″N 2°57′23″W / 51.6123°N 2.9565°W, ST338908 |
MM246 [34] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Old Vicarage Garden | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′39″N 2°57′22″W / 51.6108°N 2.9562°W, ST338906 |
MM247 [35] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: School Fields | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′36″N 2°57′29″W / 51.6101°N 2.9581°W, ST338905 |
MM234 [36] | |||
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Town Hall Park, High Street | Legionary fortress | Caerleon | 51°36′40″N 2°57′26″W / 51.6112°N 2.9571°W, ST338906 |
MM241 [37] | |||
Great Bulmore Roman Settlement | Civil settlement | Caerleon | 51°37′07″N 2°55′43″W / 51.6185°N 2.9285°W, ST358914 |
MM176 [38] | |||
Croes Carn Einion Roman Site | Villa | Graig | 51°34′15″N 3°04′23″W / 51.5709°N 3.073°W, ST257863 |
MM349 [39] | |||
Ford Farm Roman Villa | Villa | Langstone | 51°36′06″N 2°53′24″W / 51.6016°N 2.8901°W, ST384895 |
MM298 [40] | |||
Pen-Toppen-Ash Camp | Fort | Langstone | 51°37′09″N 2°53′55″W / 51.6192°N 2.8987°W, ST378915 |
MM042 [41] | |||
Bishton Castle | Motte | Bishton | 51°35′17″N 2°52′42″W / 51.5881°N 2.8784°W, ST392880 |
MM128 [42] | |||
Deserted Medieval Village W of St Mary's Church | Deserted Medieval Village | Bishton | 51°35′15″N 2°51′15″W / 51.5875°N 2.8541°W, ST409879 |
MM202 [43] | |||
Caerleon Castle Mound | Motte | Caerleon | 51°36′35″N 2°57′03″W / 51.6098°N 2.9508°W, ST342905 |
MM014 [44] | |||
Castle Mound E of Graig Wood | Motte | Caerleon | 51°37′38″N 2°59′07″W / 51.6271°N 2.9853°W, ST318924 |
MM087 [45] | |||
Medieval Tower at Hanbury Arms | Tower | Caerleon | 51°36′30″N 2°57′08″W / 51.6083°N 2.9521°W, ST341903 |
MM037 [46] | |||
Moated Site in Coldra Wood | Moated Site | Caerleon | 51°36′14″N 2°55′35″W / 51.6039°N 2.9264°W, ST359898 |
MM253 [47] | |||
Castell Glas Castle Mound | Motte | Gaer | 51°33′59″N 3°00′31″W / 51.5665°N 3.0087°W, ST301857 |
MM190 [48] | |||
Goldcliff Moated House Site | Moated Site | Goldcliff | 51°32′51″N 2°55′19″W / 51.5475°N 2.9219°W, ST361835 |
MM092 [49] | |||
St. Mary Magdalene's Churchyard Cross, Goldcliff | Cross | Goldcliff | 51°32′37″N 2°55′00″W / 51.5437°N 2.9167°W, ST365831 |
MM313 [50] | |||
Castell Meredydd | Castle | Graig | 51°35′32″N 3°07′10″W / 51.5921°N 3.1195°W, ST225887 |
MM186 [51] | |||
Ringwork 225m North East of Rhiwderyn | Ringwork | Graig | 51°35′01″N 3°03′49″W / 51.5837°N 3.0635°W, ST264877 |
MM066 [52] | |||
St. Michael's Churchyard Cross, Machen | Cross | Graig | 51°35′10″N 3°06′57″W / 51.5861°N 3.1158°W, ST227880 |
MM305 [53] | |||
All Saints' Church, Kemeys Inferior | Church | Langstone | 51°37′48″N 2°53′45″W / 51.6299°N 2.8958°W, ST380927 |
MM174 [54] | |||
Caer Licyn | Motte | Langstone | 51°37′51″N 2°52′58″W / 51.6309°N 2.8829°W, ST389928 |
MM043 [55] | |||
Kemeys Inferior Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte | Langstone | 51°38′26″N 2°53′02″W / 51.6406°N 2.8839°W, ST389939 |
MM039 [56] | |||
Langstone Fish Pond | Fishpond | Langstone | 51°36′12″N 2°54′17″W / 51.6033°N 2.9047°W, ST374897 |
MM058 [57] | |||
Langstone motte and enclosure | Motte & Bailey | Langstone | 51°36′05″N 2°54′28″W / 51.6013°N 2.9079°W, ST372895 |
MM059 [58] | |||
Moated Site 200m South West of Court Farm | Moated Site | Langstone | 51°36′02″N 2°52′54″W / 51.6005°N 2.8818°W, ST390894 |
MM188 [59] | |||
Moated Site 250m SW of Pencoed Castle | Moated Site | Langstone | 51°35′55″N 2°51′40″W / 51.5986°N 2.8612°W, ST404892 |
MM201 [60] | |||
Pencoed Castle | Castle | Langstone | 51°36′01″N 2°51′32″W / 51.6003°N 2.859°W, ST406894 |
MM274 [61] | |||
St Curig's Chapel (Remains of), Cats Ash | Chapel | Langstone | 51°36′44″N 2°54′34″W / 51.6122°N 2.9094°W, ST371907 |
MM175 [62] | |||
Llanvaches Castle | Castle | Llanvaches | 51°37′28″N 2°49′10″W / 51.6244°N 2.8195°W, ST433920 |
MM129 [63] | |||
Talgarth Settlement Earthworks | Deserted Medieval Village | Llanvaches | 51°37′25″N 2°50′00″W / 51.6235°N 2.8334°W, ST423919 |
MM211 [64] | |||
St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanwern | Cross base | Llanwern | 51°35′10″N 2°54′36″W / 51.586°N 2.9099°W, ST370878 |
MM324 [65] | |||
St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Marshfield | Cross base | Marshfield | 51°32′14″N 3°03′58″W / 51.5371°N 3.0661°W, ST261825 |
MM311 [66] | |||
Wentloog Castle | Motte | Marshfield | 51°32′42″N 3°04′52″W / 51.5451°N 3.081°W, ST251834 |
MM131 [67] | |||
Moated Site E of Grangefield Farm | Moated Site | Redwick | 51°33′36″N 2°52′53″W / 51.5601°N 2.8815°W, ST389849 |
MM205 [68] | |||
Newport Castle | Castle | Stow Hill | 51°35′27″N 2°59′42″W / 51.5908°N 2.9951°W, ST311884 |
MM009 [69] | |||
Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks) | Fort | Caerleon | 51°37′15″N 2°57′05″W / 51.6209°N 2.9514°W, ST342917 |
Earthwork bastions of a civil war fort, although Roman finds have also been reported. | (17th century) |
Post-Medieval/ModernMM011 [70] | |
Fourteen Locks, Monmouthshire Canal | Lock | Rogerstone | 51°35′29″N 3°02′12″W / 51.5913°N 3.0366°W, ST282885 |
(1790s) |
Post-Medieval/ModernMM184 [71] | ||
Goldcliff Pill Anti-invasion Defences | Anti-tank obstacle | Goldcliff | 51°32′20″N 2°55′08″W / 51.539°N 2.919°W, ST363826 |
(20th century) |
Post-Medieval/ModernMM353 [72] | ||
Coed y Caerau Auxiliary Unit Operational Base | Auxiliary Unit Site | Langstone | 51°37′16″N 2°53′49″W / 51.6212°N 2.897°W, ST377917 |
Well concealed WWII concrete bunkers. There are three buildings: and operational base, and ammunition store and a Special Duties Station. | (20th century) |
Post-Medieval/ModernMM346 [73] |