Newport Ship Newport Ship The Newport Ship is a mid-fifteenth-century sailing vessel discovered by archaeologists in June 2002 in the city of Newport, South East Wales. It was found on the west bank of the River Usk, which runs through the city centre, during the building of the Riverfront Arts Centre; from which process it sustained some damage. The official name of the vessel is now the Newport Medieval Ship, to help distinguish it from other medieval vessels found in the area. The ship was originally around long and has been estimated to be of 161 tons burden - that being the
Castleton, Newport and westwards to Cardiff and Fishguard Harbour. Closed since 1959, long before the Beeching cuts took effect, the nearest rail stations today are Newport and Rogerstone. Castleton, Newport Castleton () is a hamlet in the city of Newport, South Wales. Castleton is in the Marshfield ward on the A48 dual carriageway located between the city of Newport to the east and Cardiff to the west. Castleton has a Baptist chapel. It was at the Castleton Baptist Association meeting in 1816 that it was resolved to build the first Welsh Baptist Chapel in Newport, and the land then acquired in Charles