Site Record

NPRN506700

Map ReferenceST48SW

Grid ReferenceST4260983397

Unitary (Local) AuthorityNewport

Old CountyMonmouthshire

CommunityRedwick

Type Of SiteLANDING POINT

PeriodMultiperiod

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Description

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

DownloadTypeSourceDescriptionapplication/pdfAWP - Archaeology Wales Project ArchivesEnvironmental constraints plan associated with Archaeological Watching Brief of Portlands Ground, Magor, Monmouthshire, carried out by Archaeology Wales, 2016.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. 1432application/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.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.