Visit Buckholt, Monmouthshire Places

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Buckholt, Monmouthshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Buckholt, Monmouthshire

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Buckholt, Monmouthshire history

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The name Buckholt derives from words meaning “beech wood”, and much of the area around the village remains wooded. The local woods contain evidence of Neolithic settlement, and Bronze Age and Roman material has also been found.

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114 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Buckholt, Monmouthshire places to visit

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Buckholt, Monmouthshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Buckholt, Monmouthshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Buckholt, Monmouthshire’s information audio spots:

Monmouth New Hydro Scheme Monmouth New Hydro Scheme incorporates the Osbaston fish pass . The scheme is a hydroelectric scheme near Monmouth, in South-East Wales .

Swiss Cottage, Rockfield The Swiss Cottage, Rockfield, Monmouthshire is a gatehouse to The Hendre estate. It was designed by Sir Aston Webb in 1905 and is a Grade II* listed building.

Pentwyn, Rockfield Pentwyn, Rockfield, Monmouthshire is a Victorian villa dating from the mid 19th century. The present building was constructed by the Monmouth architect George Vaughan Maddox for himself in 1834–1837. It was converted into apartments in the 20th century and Grade II* listed.

Royal George House Royal George House in Monmouth, Wales, is a large Georgian townhouse of c. 1730. Built as a private residence, in 1800 it was occupied by the commander of the Monmouthshire Militia. In the 19th and 20th centuries the building was a hotel, first the Ivy Bank and then the Royal George. By the 1980s it was empty and derelict, and was subsequently a nursing home. Restored in 1985 and significantly altered internally in 1985–1987, it now houses commercial offices and residential apartments.

Masonic Hall, Monmouth The Masonic Hall is a grade II listed building on Monk Street in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It was designed by architect George Vaughan Maddox in 1846. The building is believed to mark the site of Monk’s Gate, part of the original defences of Monmouth.

The Indian Bean Tree, St James Square, Monmouth The Catalpa bignonioides, a native of the southeastern United States, was planted in the square about 1900. It was joined by the Monmouth War Memorial in 1921. After more than one hundred years of presiding over the square, the tree became the focus of controversy in 2005.

Chippenham Mead Chippenham Mead is a registered town/village green in Monmouth, Wales. The green is located between Blestium Street and the Banks of the River Wye (intersected by the A40(T) Monmouth Bypass Rd), Monmouth.

Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve Lady Park Wood is a 45-hectare nature reserve straddling the borders of Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in Wales. Most of the wood is in Wales – where it forms Wales’ easternmost point – but it is managed under agreement with Natural England. The wood take its name from the estate to which it formerly belonged, which was built up chiefly between about 1580 and 1650 by the Hall family of High Meadow House.

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