The Kymin
The Kymin, is a hill overlooking Monmouth, in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located approximately one mile east of Monmouth, on the eastern side of the River Wye and adjacent to the border with the Forest of Dean and England.Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 840 feet
- Description: hill overlooking Monmouth
- Also known as: “Kymin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shire Hall and Rolls Hall.
Shire Hall
Historic building
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shire Hall, Monmouth, Wales, is a prominent building on Agincourt Square in the town centre. It was built in 1724, and was formerly the centre for the assize courts and quarter sessions for Monmouthshire.
Rolls Hall
Library
Photo: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rolls Hall, Whitecross Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire is a Victorian hall, now public library, donated to the town in celebration of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee by John Rolls, the future Lord Llangattock.
Monmouth Priory
Public building
Photo: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monmouth Priory, in Priory Street, Monmouth, Wales, is a building that incorporates the remains of the monastic buildings attached to St Mary's Priory Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyesham and Dixton.
Wyesham
Suburb
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wyesham is a village and electoral ward in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located less than one mile east of Monmouth, on the opposite side of the River Wye.
Dixton
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dixton is a small village located 1 mile north east of Monmouth, on the banks of the River Wye, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The parish originally comprised the two manors of Dixton Newton and Dixton Hadnock, on either side of the river.
Staunton
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Staunton is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England, close to the border with Wales. In 2011 the parish had a population of 793.
The Kymin
- Categories: peak and landform
- Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“The Kymin” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kymin”
- Dutch: “The Kymin”
- Hungarian: “The Kymin”
- Japanese: “カイミン・ヒル”
- Welsh: “Cymin”
- Welsh: “The Kymin”
- Welsh: “Y Cymin”
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