2020

ST2887 : Looking towards the north from Gaer Fort

taken 4 years ago, near to Rogerstone, Newport/Casnewydd, Wales

Looking towards the north from Gaer Fort
Looking towards the north from Gaer Fort
The Glasllwch area of Newport is in the middle distance.
Mynydd Henllys Link is on the horizon.
Gaer Fort Ancient Monument, Newport :: ST2886

Also known as Tredegar Fort and locally as The Gollars.
This is a large Iron Age fort on the western side of the city of Newport and is a noticeable feature which is clearly visible when approaching Newport from Cardiff on the M4 Motorway.

It is bounded on the west and the south by the River Ebbw and a railway line. On the eastern side, 1930s housing encroaches almost to the summit and it is also bordered by a 1950s housing estate.

With a summit at 91 metres and much of the adjacent land at about sea level, there are extensive views of the surrounding area and across the Severn Estuary towards England.

A local historian has written “Around the fairly flat top there is room for a sizeable encampment to be laid out, with an impregnable line of ditches and embankments encircling the slopes. A panoramic view in all directions allowed ample warning of danger and there was easy access to thick forests teeming with game and to the crystal clear, salmon-rich waters of the River Ebbw that flowed round the south western base.” (The History of the Borough of Newport. Haydn Davis)


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ST2887, 211 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Robin Drayton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 20 April, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 28 April, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 2875 8740 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:34.8562N 3:1.7801W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 2889 8694
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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