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Newport (Welsh: Trefdraeth, meaning: "town by the beach") is a town, community, electoral ward and ancient port of Parrog, on the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales at the mouth of the River Nevern (Welsh: Afon Nyfer) in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Newport, Pembrokeshire . Following the death of the ruler of Deheubarth, Rhys ap Tewdwr, his lands were seized by the Normans.Most of Northern Dyfed, except for lands owned by the Bishop of St. Davids—Dewisland—was taken by Martin de Turribus, [1] who became the first Marcher Lord of Kemes. [2]
Pembrokeshire is the fifth-largest county in Wales, but has more scheduled monuments (526) than any except Powys. This gives it an extremely high density of monuments, with 33.4 per 100 km 2. (Only the tiny county boroughs of Newport and Merthyr Tydfil have a higher density).
Carreg Coetan Arthur is a neolithic dolmen near Newport in North Pembrokeshire, Wales. [1] Carreg Coetan Arthur dates from around 3000 BC and is the remains of a Neolithic burial chamber (also known as a quoit). The remains consist of a 4-metre-long capstone on smaller supporting rocks. It would have originally been earth covered, but this has ...
In a city absolutely packed with history, some of the oldest houses are owned by your next door neighbor. Newport is famous for its colonial buildings, many of which date back to before the ...
Pentre Ifan (literally 'Ifan's village') is the name of an ancient manor in the community and parish of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is 11 miles (18 km) from Cardigan, Ceredigion, and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Newport, Pembrokeshire. It contains and gives its name to the largest and best preserved neolithic dolmen in Wales.
The Doris Duke Preservation Awards are a collaboration of the Newport Restoration Foundation and the city of Newport. These four efforts to preserve Newport's history are being honored Skip to ...
Mynydd Carningli is a mountain in the Preseli Hills near the town of Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It has both prehistoric and historic remains. It has both prehistoric and historic remains. Topography