Llanmelin Wood Hillfort

Llanmelin Wood Hillfort is an archaeological site in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales. Llanmelin Wood Hillfort is situated near Coombe Valley Woods National Nature Reserve, as well as near the village Llanvair Discoed.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Monmouthshire, Wales
Also known as: “Coed Llanmelin Hillfort”, “Llanmelin Hill Fort”, and “Llanmelin Wood Camp and Llanmelin Outpost, Caerwent”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Caer-went Roman Town and Church of St Mary.

Caer-went Roman Town

Archaeological site

Caer-went Roman Town

Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Venta Silurum was a town in Roman Britain. Caer-went Roman Town is situated 1¼ miles south of Llanmelin Wood Hillfort.

Church of St Mary

Place of worship

Church of St Mary

Photo: Brassknocker, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St Mary is a place of worship, which is situated 1 mile west of Llanmelin Wood Hillfort.

Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent

Church

Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent

Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent… Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent is situated 1¼ miles south of Llanmelin Wood Hillfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanvair Discoed and Shirenewton.

Llanvair Discoed

Village

Llanvair Discoed

Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanvair Discoed is a small village in Monmouthshire…

Shirenewton

Village

Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shirenewton is a village and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

Caerwent

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caerwent is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales.

Llanmelin Wood Hillfort

Categories: hillfort, contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.62915° or 51° 37′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.77951° or 2° 46′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C3VJ6HC+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Llanmelin Wood Hillfort” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Bryngaer Coed Llanmelin”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Coombe Valley Woods National Nature Reserve and The Woodlands Tavern.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: COOMBE FARM CHICKEN SHED and COOMBE FARM WIND TURBINE.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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