Newport Castle

Newport Castle is a ruined castle in Newport, Wales. It was built in the 14th century, probably by Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester or his son-in-law, Ralph, Earl of Stafford, with the purpose of managing the crossing of the River Usk. The castle was used as administrative offices for the collection of rent and dues from local tenants, and was also a residence and a garrison. In 1402 it was sacked by Owain Glyndŵr. It was in disrepair by 1522, and was taken by Oliver Cromwell's forces during the Civil War. Its use declined further in later centuries. It has been a Grade II* Listed building since 1951.

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  Rhiw Saeson Battle ⓘ
  battle fought near Llantrisant, Wales in 873

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  Battle of Porthskewed ⓘ
  1065 battle

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  Battle of Rhymney ⓘ
  1071 battle in Wales between Caradog ap Gruffudd of Gwynllwg and the invading Normans

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  Battle of Seisyll's Court ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire, Wales in 1175

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  Battle of Dingestow Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1182 between the army of Wales and the invading Normans (English)

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  Battle of White Castle, Monmouthshire ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire, Wales

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  Battle of Caerleon Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1217 between the Norman invaders and the army of Wales

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  Battle of Abergavenny Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire, Wales in 1233

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  Battle of Cardiff Castle ⓘ
  battle at Cardiff Castle, Wales, between invading Normans and local Welsh army

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  Battle of Penrhos Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in what is now Monmouthshire in 1251

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  Battle of Caerphilly Castle ⓘ
  1270 battle fought by invading Normans against the native Army of Wales

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  Siege of Cardiff ⓘ
  1326 siege

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  Siege of Caerphilly ⓘ
  1326 siege

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  Battle of Newport ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1402

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  Battle of Usk ⓘ
  battle fought by Owain Glyn Dŵr, Prince of Wales and invading English

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  Battle of Craig-y-dorth ⓘ
  battle fought between Owain Glyndŵr and the English invaders, in 1404

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  Battle of Pwll Melyn ⓘ
  1405 battle in Wales

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  Battle of Wonastow Court ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1644

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  Battle of Chepstow Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1645

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  Battle of St Fagans ⓘ
  1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War

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  Cardiff Blitz ⓘ
  bombing of Cardiff, Wales during World War II

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  Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point ⓘ
  

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  Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences ⓘ
  

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  Garden Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK

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  Laboratory Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England, UK

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  Lavernock Battery ⓘ
  coastal battery on the Welsh side of the Severn Estuary

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  Portbury Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, 180m north-west of Springfield Cottage ⓘ
  artillery battery in Portbury, Somerset, United Kingdom

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  Summit Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England, UK

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  Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm ⓘ
  

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  Cardiff Landaff Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Cardiff, UK

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  Cardiff Regional War Room ⓘ
  Cold War control bunker in Cardiff, UK

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  Landaff Court WW2 Control Cardiff ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Cardiff, UK

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  Caldicot Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  Castell Coch ⓘ
  castle in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales, UK

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  Llantrisant Castle ⓘ
  castle in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK  

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  Newport Castle ⓘ
  castle in Newport, south-east Wales, UK

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  Raglan Castle ⓘ
  late medieval castle in Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  St Fagans Castle ⓘ
  Elizabethan manor house in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales  

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  Chepstow Castle ⓘ
  castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  Cardiff Castle ⓘ
  castle in Cardiff, Wales  

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  Abergavenny Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Abergavenny. Ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  White Castle ⓘ
  castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  Caerphilly Castle ⓘ
  castle in Caerphilly, Wales  

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  St Briavels Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Forest of Dean, United Kingdom  

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  Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks) ⓘ
  scheduled monument in Wales

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  Brean Down Fort ⓘ
  fort in Somerset, England, UK

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  Barry War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Barry Island

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  Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Barry

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  Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier ⓘ
  museum in Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom   

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  SM UC-3 ⓘ
  

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1065 Battle of Porthskewed

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1071 Battle of Rhymney

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1175 Battle of Seisyll's Court

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1182 Battle of Dingestow Castle

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1215 Battle of White Castle, Monmouthshire

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1217 Battle of Caerleon Castle

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1233 Battle of Abergavenny Castle

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1233 Battle of Cardiff Castle

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1251 Battle of Penrhos Castle

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1270 Battle of Caerphilly Castle

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1326 — 1327 Siege of Caerphilly

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1402 Battle of Newport

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1402 Battle of Usk

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1404 Battle of Craig-y-dorth

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1405 Battle of Pwll Melyn

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1644 Battle of Wonastow Court

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1645 Battle of Chepstow Castle

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1648 Battle of St Fagans

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1940 — 1944 Cardiff Blitz

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1067 Chepstow Castle

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1080 Cardiff Castle

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1087 Abergavenny Castle

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1130 White Castle

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1268 Caerphilly Castle

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1292 St Briavels Castle

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1864 Brean Down Fort

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2010 Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier

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Frameless

The south view of Newport Castle, in the county of Pembroke

Newport

Newport in Monmouthshire

View of Newport Castle

The East View Of Newport Castle, In The County Of Monmouth

Trefdraeth

Newport Bridge & Castle (4785972)

Two views of Newport, Monmouthshire (ii) (4641316)

Newport Castle, Monmouthshire (1132885)

Newport Castle & Bridge (4641371)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	430	Kingdom of Gwent		Wikidata
area	region	580	Kingdom of Morgannwg		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	873	Rhiw Saeson Battle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1065	Battle of Porthskewed	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1071	Battle of Rhymney	Normans, battle, Caradog ap Gruffudd	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1175	Battle of Seisyll's Court	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1182	Battle of Dingestow Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1215	Battle of White Castle, Monmouthshire	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1217	Battle of Caerleon Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1233	Battle of Abergavenny Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1233	Battle of Cardiff Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1251	Battle of Penrhos Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1270	Battle of Caerphilly Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Siege of Cardiff	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Siege of Caerphilly	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1402	Battle of Newport	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1402	Battle of Usk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1404	Battle of Craig-y-dorth	battle, Henry IV of England, Owain Glyndŵr	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1405	Battle of Pwll Melyn	battle, Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Wonastow Court	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Chepstow Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of St Fagans	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Cardiff Blitz	Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Castle Studies Group page@	Newport Castle: Who? When, Why?	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Garden Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Laboratory Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Lavernock Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Portbury Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, 180m north-west of Springfield Cottage	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Summit Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Cardiff Landaff Sub Control	civil defense center, Cardiff Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Cardiff Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Landaff Court WW2 Control Cardiff	civil defense center, Cardiff City Council	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldicot Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Castell Coch	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Llantrisant Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Newport Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Raglan Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		St Fagans Castle	manor house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Chepstow Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Cardiff Castle	local authority museum, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1087	Abergavenny Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1130	White Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1268	Caerphilly Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1292	St Briavels Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks)	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1864	Brean Down Fort	artillery fort, contour fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Barry War Museum	military museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre	heritage center, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier	independent museum, museum, Cardiff Council, military museum, organization	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SM UC-3	Type UC I submarine, shipwreck, U-boat	Wikidata
commons	image		The south view of Newport Castle, in the county of Pembroke		Commons
commons	image		Newport		Commons
commons	image		Newport in Monmouthshire		Commons
commons	image		View of Newport Castle		Commons
commons	image		The East View Of Newport Castle, In The County Of Monmouth		Commons
commons	image		Trefdraeth		Commons
commons	image		Newport Bridge & Castle (4785972)		Commons
commons	image		Two views of Newport, Monmouthshire (ii) (4641316)		Commons
commons	image		Newport Castle, Monmouthshire (1132885)		Commons
commons	image		Newport Castle & Bridge (4641371)		Commons