Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales

The River Monnow at Rockfield

Ancre Hill

On a stormy night in 1850, a coach crash killed three people at Ancre Hill. On numerous occasions since, when the weather is stormy, the crash is replayed in its entirety as the apparition collides with a wall.

The Ghostly Hearse

A ghostly hearse is said to appear in the village prior to a local residents death.

St. Michael's Well

The red stones of this well are, according to legend that colour because St. Michael was beheaded here.

Location

Visitor Information

Rockfield (Welsh: Llanoronwy) is a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales.

It is located beside the River Monnow, about 2 miles northwest of Monmouth, at the junction of the B4233 to Abergavenny and the B4347 to Grosmont.

Pictured above left is The River Monnow at Redbrook courtesy of Pauline E. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.