DISTANCES IN THE TOUR OF THE WYE.
Reading edition
From the source of the Wye to miles.
Stedva Gerrig 2½
Rhaiader 17½
Builth 14
Hay 15¼
Clifford Castle 2½
Hereford 16½
Ross 14¼
FROM ROSS TO MONMOTH AND CHEPSTOW.
By Land.
m. f. p.
From Ross by the turnpike to Monmouth 10 0 0
In a straight line, or as the crow flies 9 0 10
From Ross to Chepstow by the turnpike 24 0 0
By Coleford 21 0 0
In a straight line 16 4 0
The base or supposed tunnel of the hill, between Coldwell and the New Weir, is six hundred yards; the circuit of the river is four miles two furlongs.
By Water.
m. f. p.
From Ross to Goodrich Castle 4 4 0
To Coldwell 7 0 0
To New Weir 4 2 0
To Monmouth 5 1 0
From Ross to Monmouth 20 7 0
To Tintern 10 4 0
To Chepstow 6 4 60
From Ross to Chepstow 37 7 60
NAMES OF PLACES AS THEY OCCUR IN DESCENDING THE RIVER FROM ROSS.
right bank. left bank.
Wilton Bridge and Castle
Weir End Hill or New Hill Court
Pencraig House and Wood
Goodrich Court
Castle
Priory or Haverford Walford Church
North side of Coppet Wood Hill Lays Hill
Bishop’s Wood
Ruerdean Church
Court Field Lidbrook
Welsh Bicknor Rosemary Topping
Mr. Warren’s Monument Coldwell Rocks
South side of Coppet Wood Hill Symond’s Yat
Goodrich Church
Whitchurch New Weir
Great Doward Highmeadow Woods
Arthur’s Vale
Little Doward and Lays House Table Mount
Dixton Church
Monmouth
Troy House Halfway House
Penalt Redbrook
Whitebrook
Pen-y-van Hill and Maypole Wye Seal-house
Paper Mills
Pilstone House Big’s Weir House
Llandogo St. Briavels
Coedithal Weir Hudknolls
Llyn Weir Brook Weir
Tintern
Fielding’s House
Tintern Abbey
Bennagor Crags
Wyndcliff and Moss Cottage Fryer’s Rocks
Lover’s Leap Lancaut
Piercefield Piercefield Bay
Twelve Apostles Tiddenham Rocks
Chepstow Tutshill
FROM MONMOUTH TO CHEPSTOW BY THE NEW ROAD.
Upper Redbrook 2¼ miles.
Lower Redbrook ¼
Florence College 3
Big’s Weir ½
Llandogo 1
Tintern 2¾
Tintern Abbey ¾
Wyndcliff and Moss Cottage 2
St. Arvans 1
Crossway Green 1½
Chepstow ½
15½
The distance from Chepstow to the embouchure of the Wye about three miles.
J. Haddon, Castle Street, Finsbury.