Monnow Bridge
Monmouthshire, Wales
Monnow Bridge is a bridge castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, first built in 1300. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Monmouth Castle, 0.2 mi away.
Monnow Bridge at a glance
Built
1300
13th century
Type
Bridge castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Monmouth Castle
0.2 mi away
About Monnow Bridge
Monnow Bridge (Welsh: Pont Trefynwy Welsh pronunciation: [pɔnt tre:vənʊɨ]), in Monmouth, Wales, is the only remaining fortified river bridge in Great Britain with its gate tower standing on the bridge. Such bridge towers were common across Europe from medieval times, but many were destroyed due to urban expansion, diminishing defensive requirements and the increasing demands of traffic and trade.
From the Wikipedia article on Monnow Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monnow Bridge sits at 51.8090, -2.7200 in Monmouthshire. The closest other castles are Monmouth Castle (0.2 mi), Pembridge Castle (4.2 mi) and English Bicknor Castle (5.2 mi). Monmouthshire has 14 castles in all.
