Crick ( cy, Crug) is a small village or
hamlet in the
Welsh
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county of
Monmouthshire
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, United Kingdom. It is located on the
A48 road 1 mile north of the town of
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and 1 mile east of
Caerwent.
History and amenities
There is a
Bronze Age round barrow
A round barrow is a type of tumulus and is one of the most common types of archaeological monuments. Although concentrated in Europe, they are found in many parts of the world, probably because of their simple construction and universal purpose. ...
just west of the village, measuring 31.7m in diameter and the only known
bell barrow
A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an intern ...
in Wales. It was excavated in 1940, and found to contain two
cremations dating from around 1750-1450 BC. It also contained boulders showing
cup marks, which it has been suggested show astronomically significant alignments.
The site of Crick was an important junction on the
Roman road
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sometimes known as the ''Via Julia'' which ran from
Bath
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Plac ...
(''
Aquae Sulis'') across the
Severn estuary to
Sudbrook and on to
Caerwent (''
Venta Silurum'') and
Caerleon (''
Isca Augusta''), now in Wales. At Crick the route met the roads to Gloucester (''
Glevum'') and Monmouth (''
Blestium'').
There is also evidence of an early
Norman motte and bailey
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or Bailey (castle), bailey, surrounded by a protective Rampart (fortification ...
castle
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at Ballan Moor near Crick, probably built by the Ballon family in the late 11th or early 12th century.
In July 1645, during the
English Civil War, a mediaeval hall at Crick was the site of a key meeting between
King Charles
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, who had been recently defeated at
Langport
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in
Somerset, and his nephew and ally
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 (O.S.) / 27 December (N.S.) – 29 November 1682 (O.S.)) was an English army officer, admiral, scientist and colonial governor. He first came to prominence as a Royalist cavalr ...
.
David Broome, the former international equestrian show jumper is from the area and runs the David Broome Event Centre at Mount Ballan.
David Broome Event Centre
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See also
* Nedern Brook Wetlands
References
External links
Kelly's 1901 Directory of Monmouthshire Geograph photos of Crick
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Villages in Monmouthshire