Families of Gwent

The eastern kingdom, Monmouthshire and the Wye, Caerleon of the legions, and the Marcher lordships that pressed deepest into Welsh ground.

Tap a region of the map to see who held it.

Historic territories of Gwent · 3

Sir Fynwy
Monmouthshire
The Wye, Tintern, Raglan and Chepstow, the deepest Marcher ground.
Casnewydd
Newport
Caerleon of the Second Augustan Legion, and the Chartists' march of 1839.
Torfaen
Torfaen (Pontypool · Cwmbran)
The eastern valleys, Pontypool ironworks and the Monmouthshire canal.

Step Into History

Walk the streets and halls this name knew — a photoreal walk through time, on foot.

Step Into History · New

The grandest castle-palace in Wales at its height — the moated Yellow Tower, fountain courts and long gallery, on the eve of the siege.