The Newport Medieval Ship was discovered in the banks of the River Usk in June 2002 during construction of the Riverfront Theatre. The ship was excavated by a team of archaeologists and lifted from the ground timber by timber.

Supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, an international team of specialists is now cleaning and recording all 1700 ship timbers. The work is uncovering new and exciting information about the ship. Through this work we will learn much more about the ship, including its original size and shape, where it was built, the different parts of the world it sailed to, and what its cargo was.

Open Days 2010

• Saturday 17^th April 10am - 4pm
• Saturday 12^th June 10am - 4pm
• Saturday 31^st July 10am - 4pm
• Saturday 21^st August 10am - 4pm
• Saturday 18^th September 10am - 4pm

Visit

If you are interested in visiting the ship as a school or group visit please contact the Project Access Officer on 01633 215707.

Schools will also be interested in our new web resource (opens new website) for Key Stage 3 students, developed with the National Grid for Learning.

Follow the links below for information about the discovery, excavation and future of the Newport Ship.

Discovery	Quick Facts
Excavation	The Future
Recording	Visit
Cleaning	Volunteer
Dating	Further reading
Present condition	Thesaurus
	Acknowledgements

Newport Medieval Ship

Unit 22
Maesglas Industrial Estate
Newport
Gwent
NP20 2NN
Telephone: 01633 215707

Email: newport.ship@newport.gov.uk

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