Coombe Valley Woods National Nature Reserve
Coombe Valley Woods National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales. Coombe Valley Woods National Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village Llanvair Discoed, as well as near Shirenewton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Caer-went Roman Town and Grey Hill Stone Circle.
Caer-went Roman Town
Archaeological site
Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Venta Silurum was a town in Roman Britain. The name Venta Silurum means "the town of the Silurēs", with the Silurēs being a powerful and warlike tribe.
Grey Hill Stone Circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grey Hill Stone Circle is an archaeological site.
Gray Hill
Peak
Gray Hill is a hill approximately 2 miles north of the village of Llanvair Discoed, Monmouthshire, South Wales, rising to 896 feet above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caldicot and Caerwent.
Caldicot
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caldicot is a small town in Monmouthshire. It is a pleasant small town with several local historic attractions. This Welsh border town is home to a significant, complete castle and country park with free access to the public, a large Roman villa with remains of municipal buildings and a temple in Caerwent.
Caerwent
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caerwent is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about 5 mi west of Chepstow and 11 mi east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an important settlement of the Brythonic tribe of Silures.
Shirenewton
Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shirenewton is a village and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 3 miles due west of Chepstow, 5 miles by road. The village stands around 500 feet above sea level, and has extensive views of the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel.
Coombe Valley Woods National Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6344° or 51° 38′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.7843° or 2° 47′ 4″ westInception
June 12th, 1996Open location code
9C3VJ6M8+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1547061879OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Llanvair Discoed and Trewen.
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Highlights include Llanmelin Wood Hillfort and The Woodlands Tavern.
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