Monmouth

I've travelled from Newport to Monmouth. It's a short distance between the two. Monmouth is two miles from the border with England and sits on the rivers Wye, Monnow and Trothy. It is the birthplace of Henry V.

A Roman Fort called Blestium was built in the area. The Normans built a castle here soon after the conquest of England. Monmouth Castle changed hands three times during the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell visited in 1646 and ordered the castles destruction, he did a lot of that. so there isn't much of the castle left. Behind me is the Monnow Bridge. It is the only remaining mediaeval fortified bridge in the UK.