A GWENT AM has raised concerns about visitors to Monmouthshire's Raglan Castle being forced to cross over a busy dual carriageway to get to the site.

Speaking in the Assembly this week Monmouth's Nick Ramsay said he was concerned visitors to the medieval castle coming from the direction of Raglan village on foot were forced to cross the busy A40 - which does not have a pedestrian crossing or a bridge.

"I'm sure that Raglan Castle is not the only Cadw site affected by similar issues," he said.

"It's brilliant, on the one hand, to be revising the resident access scheme and to be increasing the ability for local residents, and indeed residents from other areas, to access Cadw sites, but if the physical access to those sites is limited for pedestrians, then you're either asking for trouble, with the increasing likelihood of accidents, or people just won't be able to get there in the first place, in order to access these wonderful sites and places of heritage and interest that are found across Wales."

Leader of the house Julie James said culture minister Dafydd Elis-Thomas was "looking into that issue".