Gaer () is a

community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...

and electoral district ("ward") of the city of

Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay * Newport (Vietnam), a United States Army and Army of t ...

South Wales South Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the Historic counties of Wales, historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire ( ...

. The ward includes both the Gaer and

Maesglas Maesglas or Maes-glas is a neighbourhood in the south west of the city of Newport, Wales, Newport, South Wales. In the 16th century it was recorded as Greenfield but the Welsh language name ''Maesglas'' has remained the more widely used, among E ...

estates but does not include Ebbw Bridge. To the south west of the ward is a listed monument known as the Gaer

Hillfort A hillfort is a type of fortification, fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typical of the late Bronze Age Europe, European Bronze Age and Iron Age Europe, Iron Age. So ...

(alternative: the Gollars) a large ancient hill fort and defensive position overlooking the

Ebbw River The Ebbw River (; ) is a river in South Wales which gives its name to the town of Ebbw Vale. The Ebbw River is joined by the Ebbw Fach River ( Welsh: Afon Ebwy Fach; meaning 'little Ebbw river') at Aberbeeg. The Ebbw Fach is itself fed by a left ...

with views south across the

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and north towards

Twmbarlwm Twmbarlwm, also known as Twm Barlwm, Twyn Barlwm or locally known as "the Twmp" (translation: hump), the Nipple or the Pimple because of the mound that lies at its summit, is a hill situated to the northeast of Risca in South Wales. It is often ...

and

Mynydd Machen Mynydd Machen or Machen Mountain is a hill lying between the town of Risca and the village of Machen in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast. Geology The hill lies at the southeastern ext ...

. It is believed to date to the

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

. The original Gaer House in the area was built in the reign of

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by Alexander Seys, Esq., second son of

Roger Seys Roger Seys (died 1599) was a Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn, Attorney general of all Wales, and Under-Sheriff of Glamorganshire in 1570. He was grandfather of Ievan Sais of Cowbridge. His seat became Boverton through his marriage to Elizabeth, hei ...

, Esq., of

Boverton Boverton () is a village located to the east of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. History Boverton was founded during the reign of William the Conqueror in England. It is thought that he himself founded Boverton as a farmi ...

. The ward is bounded by Bassaleg Road to the north, the

Great Western main line The Great Western Main Line (GWML) is a main line railway in England that runs between London Paddington and . It connects to other main lines such as those from Reading to Penzance and Swindon to Swansea. The GWML is presently a part of t ...

to the east, the

to the southeast, Cardiff Road to the southwest, and the

M4 motorway The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is the third longest motorway in the United Kingdom, running from west London to southwest Wales. The English section to the Severn Bridge was constructed between 1961 and 1971; the Welsh ele ...

to the west. New tree planting on Gaer Fort, Newport - geograph.org.uk - 2297826.jpg, Gaer Hillfort

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Communities in Newport, Wales Wards of Newport, Wales {{Newport-geo-stub