New Observations on the River Wye: From Ross-on-Wye to Chepstow
Monmouthshire, Wales to the west of the Wye, Gloucestershire & Herefordshire, England to the east.
Map by Greenwood & Co. 1834, in the possession of Special Collections, University of Michigan
(Claude mirror images below map)
Pearcefield
Lancaut, St James’ Church
Tintern Abbey
Chepstow Castle
The Eagle’s Nest & Lower Wyndcliff
(part of Pearcefield walk)
Ross-on-Wye
Goodrich Castle
Symond’s Yat Rock
Raglan Castle 7 miles SW along the A-40
The Medieval Gated Bridge over the River Monnow, Monmouth
The Kymin, Naval House & Round Temple
The Devil’s Pulpit
Wintour’s Leap
Chepstow Bridge
The Picturesque Wye Tour, popularised by the Rev. William Gilpin in the late 18th c, it was mostly of the lower Wye, starting at Ross-on-Wye and finishing at Chepstow. Also see the Welsh Tourism Page on the Wye Tour.
All images by A. McKay unless otherwise stated.
