Leechpool
Leechpool is a Village in the county of Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy).
Leechpool postcode: NP26 5UA
There are great places to visit near Leechpool including some great towns, ruins and historic buildings.
The area close to Leechpool boasts some of the best towns including Tintern.
Tintern Abbey / Abaty Tyndryn is one of Leechpool's best, nearby ruins to visit in Leechpool.
Tintern Abbey / Abaty Tyndryn is one of Leechpool's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Leechpool.
Leechpool History
There are some historic monuments around Leechpool:
- Lower or Abbey Wireworks, Tintern
- St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Penterry
- Cwrt y Gaer Ringwork
- Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval garden
- Offa's Dyke: section in Shorncliff Wood including the Devil's Pulpit, 790m south west of Sheepcot
- Heston Brake Long Barrow
- Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm
- Tintern Abbey, Watergate
- St. Thomas a Becket's Churchyard Cross, Wolvesnewton
- The Cold Bath: Piercefield
- Gaer Fawr hillfort
- Blackcliff Wood Limekiln
- Blackcliff Wood Camp
- The Platform, Piercefield
- The Giant's Cave, Piercefield
- Bishop Barnet's Wood Camp
- Grey Hill Stone Circle
- Lancaut deserted village
- Relict Seawall alongside Collister Pill Reen
- Gaer-Llwyd Burial Chamber
- St Peter's Cave
- Llanvair Castle
- St Arvan's Church Cross-slab
- Offa's Dyke: section in Caswell Wood, 280m west of Beeches Farm
- Medieval Moated Site 400m N of Undy Church
- Offa's Dyke: section in Boatwood Plantation, 320m south west of Chase Farm
- St. Michael's Churchyard Cross, Llanfihangel Rogiet
- Tintern Upper Wireworks (New Tongs Mill)
- Chepstow Castle
- Offa's Dyke: section in Lippets Grove, 680m WSW of Beeches Farm
- Standing Stone 252m South of Bencroft Lane
- Chepstow Park Wood Moated Site
- Round cairn 720m west of Chase Farm
- Offa's Dyke: section in Passage Grove, 660m west of Sheepcot
- Bulwarks Camp
- The Berries Mound & Bailey Castle
- Five Lanes Roman Site
- Church Farm Romano-British settlement
- Portskewett Hill Roman Site
- The Alcove, Piercefield
- The Mere Bank and flanking ditches
- Runston Medieval Village Site & Runston Chapel
- Old Furnace Blast Furnace
- Wyndcliff Roman Site
- Llanmelin Wood Camps
- Tintern Abbey, Precinct Wall
- Offa's Dyke: section immediately north east of Sedbury sewage works
- Round Barrow 250m North East of Five Lanes
- Chepstow Town Wall and Gate
- Colwell Grove Limekiln and Quarry, Tintern
- Caldicot Castle (unoccupied parts)
- Chepstow Town Slipway
- Offa's Dyke: section in Chapelhouse Wood, 240m west of the Recreation Ground
- Crick Medieval House
- Offa's Dyke: section 240m north east of Buttington Farm
- Caerwent Roman City
- Cewere Quarry and Limekiln, Llanvair-Discoed
- Offa's Dyke: section in Danehill Wood, 300m west of East Vaga
- Tintern Abbey, Inner Precinct
- Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth
- Lancaut promontory fort
- Chepstow Park Wood Cairn
- Sudbrook Camp and Sudbrook Chapel
- Crick Round Barrow
- Whitewall Brake Roman Site
- Royal Naval Propellant Factory Caerwent Nitro-glycerine Hill
- The Grotto, Piercefield
- Undy Churchyard Cross
- Offa's Dyke: section in Worgan's Wood, 800m west of Chase Farm
- Royal Naval Propellant Factory Guided Weapons Scheme Static Firing Bay
- Harold's House (site of)
- Offa's Dyke: section 130m north west of Pennsylvania Farm
- Kilgwrrwg Churchyard Cross
- Crick Moated Site
- Offa's Dyke: section known as Buttington Tump, 100m west of Buttington Lodge
- St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Portskewett
- Gaer Hill Camp, Penterry
- Moated Site South of Moynes Court
- Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring
- Enclosure revealed by Aerial Photography
- Pierce Wood Camps
- Dinham Castle