The placename, Portland Grounds, refers to an area of extensive flats adjoining the water's edge/seawall at Redwick. The Magor Pil drains to the southwest along its southern boundary. A road leads from Redwick to the water's edge suggesting that the flats were used as a landing place.
Sources include:
Historic Admiralty Chart 1183-A2, RCAHMW Digital Collections sourced from the UK Hydriographic Office and first published in 1839
Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, January 2010.
Resources
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application/pdfAWP - Archaeology Wales Project ArchivesEnvironmental Statement by Natural Resources Wales on Sea Defence Improvements at Portland Grounds. Associated with Archaeological Watching Brief of Portlands Ground, Magor, Monmouthshire, carried out by Archaeology Wales, January 2015.
application/pdfAWP - Archaeology Wales Project ArchivesArchaeological Watching Brief of Portlands Ground, Magor, Monmouthshire, carried out by Irene Garcia Rovira of Archaeology Wales, January 2015. Report no. 1432
application/pdfAWP - Archaeology Wales Project ArchivesEnvironmental constraints plan associated with Archaeological Watching Brief of Portlands Ground, Magor, Monmouthshire, carried out by Archaeology Wales, 2016.
application/vnd.ms-excelAWP - Archaeology Wales Project ArchivesMetadata associated with Archaeological Watching Brief of Portlands Ground, Magor, Monmouthshire, carried out by Archaeology Wales, January 2015. Report no. 1432. Project code: 2326 - PGM/15/WB.
