Lost City of Trellech - Standing Stones and Ancient History in Rural Wales
A visit to the ancient lost city of Trellech. The city is now a tiny hamlet in the middle of the South Wales countryside, but it was once the biggest and most important city in Wales, and perhaps the whole of Britain.
It still has some fascinating sights including standing stones, a mystic well, .a mysterious mound, an ancient church and the remains of the old city.
The lost city of Trellech: History fan spends his £32,000 life savings buying a field.
The lost city of Trellech: History fan spends his £32.000 life savings buying a field on a hunch - then is proved spectacularly right when he digs it up to discover the remains of a medieval town.
A history fan who spent his £32,000 life savings buying a field because he believed there were secrets hidden below the soil has been proved right after unearthing a lost medieval city.
Stuart Wilson bought the 4.6 acre plot of land in South Wales more than a decade ago, because he believed it would become significant in Norman history.
Now, twelve years on, the 37-year-old has pieced together his findings to unveil the site as the ancient industrial town of Trellech, South Wales.
The city, which lies between Monmouth and Trelleck, is believed to date back to the 13th century and is thought to have been home to around 10,000 people, including Norman lords of the de Clare family who used it as a place to mass produce iron.
So far, Mr Wilson and his volunteers have discovered the remains of a manor house with two halls and a courtyard, enclosed with curtain walls and a massive Round Tower.
Within that manor house complex, the group has discovered several different rooms - both with fireplaces.
The volunteers have also found a well, in which they have discovered a nearly complete medieval pot, metal work, wooden objects and parts of leather shoes.
Mr Wilson - a former toll booth worker who moved back in with his parents so he could afford his field of dreams - said the discovery was highly significant.
He said: 'This is a massive settlement dating back to the 13th century.
'At its peak, we're talking about a population of maybe around 10,000 people. In comparison, there were 40,000 in London, so it's quite large.
'This population grew from nothing to that size within 25 years. Now it took 250 years for London to get to 40,000 people, so we're talking a massive expansion.
'And that's just the planned settlement. The slums would have been quite numerous. There you would be talking even 20,000 plus. It's a vast area.'
He added that, from what had been discovered so far, it appears as though the inhabitants' life would have been tough.
'If you're working in the fields you are living hand to mouth every single day - it's a really hard existence,' he said.
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History buff finds ancient industrial city of Trellech in Wales - Daily Mail
Stuart Wilson (top right), 37, bought the 4.6 acre plot of land (left) in South Wales, because he believed it would be a significant site in Norman history. Now, twelve years on, he has pieced together his findings to unveil the site as the ancient industrial town of Trellech, South Wales. The city, which lies between Monmouth and Trelleck, is believed to date back to the 13th century and is thought to have been home to around 10,000 people, including several Norman lords of the de Clare family who used it as a place to mass produce iron. So far, Mr Wilson - who lived with his parents so he could finance his field of dreams - and his volunteers have discovered a manor house (bottom right, as an artist's impression) with two halls and a courtyard, enclosed with curtain walls and a massive Round Tower. They have also discovered a well in which many interesting finds have been uncovered, including a nearly complete mediaeval pot, metal work, wooden objects and parts of leather shoes.
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A Date With Time: The Medieval City of Trellech with Stuart Wilson
In the autumn of 2015 we visited an Archaeological dig site near Trellech where the owner, Stuart Wilson, claims to have unearthed a medieval city that might have been the power base for a campaign to conquer Wales. He kindly showed us what he had discovered there so far...
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002: The Lost Villages
WYE VALLEY WALK FEATURING ITTON, PENTERRY, TRELLECH AND MONMOUTH
The Lost Villages
Filmed in February 1994
Running time: 55 minutes
My friend Michael accompanies me on a walk, where I take him on a very tranquil journey near the Wye Valley. I enjoy inflicting Michael with my childhood memories and historical knowledge of the area. I also relish that I can walk the long distance easily and the fact that Michael has a hard time keeping up.....
Filmed in the county of Monmouthshire including Itton, Devauden, St Arvans, Fedw Wood, The Cot, Tintern Cross, Trelleck Grange, Parkhouse, Trellech, Penallt and Monmouth.
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Harold's Stones, Trellech, Monmouthshire
Three enormous prehistoric stones at Trellech (actually means three stones). On a very gloomy, swirly drizzling boxing day 2011.
Mystery of the Trellech
The village of Trellech is named after the three bronze age stones which were placed there thousands of years ago, but do they have a secret meaning?
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Midway through 2017, a thrilled group of archaeologists revealed the discovery of 25 tablets on the northern frontier of the Roman Empire. The wooden ink tablets, which are suspected to contain fascinating details about people’s everyday lives, were found just south of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, at the Roman fort of Vindolanda Estimates by archaeologists date the documents sometime between 85 and 92 A.D.
8. IRON AGE BATTLEFIELD; ALKEN ENGE , DENMARK
The discovery of human remains was announced earlier this year by archaeologists working in the sprawling wetland of Alken Enge, on the shore of Lake Mosso on Denmark’s Jutland Peninsula.
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For decades, anthropologists have been puzzled by the distinct language and genetic makeup of the Basque people of northern Spain and southern France. Nestled in a mountainous corner of Atlantic Europe, the Basques have unique customs and speak a language called Euskera, which is unlike any other spoken throughout the world. They are also genetically distinct from their French and Spanish neighbors.
6. MEGA STONEHENGE
Just one mile from the world-famous site of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England lies an enormous row of 90 megalithic stones, which scientists speculate may have been everything from a solar temple to a burial ground. Discovered through the use of sophisticated radar equipment, the huge line of megalithic stones lines lies three feet underground.
5. THE ORIGINS OF EUROPE’S “LOST PEOPLE”
The Picts, dubbed the “Picti” or “painted people” by the Romans, were a confederation of tribes in northern Scotland. To this day, much of their culture remains shrouded in mystery - even the Smithsonian has described them as “Europe’s lost people.”
4. LONG, LOST DARK AGE KINGDOM, SCOTLAND
Scotland has been a hotbed of activity for archaeological finds in recent years. In early 2017, a team of archaeologists and volunteers in southern Scotland announced the discovery of a long, lost early medieval kingdom. An important site from the sixth-century kingdom of Rheged was unearthed during the excavation in Dumfries and Galloway.
3. TRELLECH, ENGLAND/WALES BORDER
The site of the medieval town of Trellech which sits on the border between England and Wales, reveals a lot about one of history’s most tumultuous periods. Joined by a team of volunteers, archaeology graduate Stuart Wilson began his voluntary search for the town in 2004 in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales.
2. ROMAN ‘TREASURE TROVE,’ SCOTLAND
In 2014, one lucky Scottish teen with a metal detector hit paydirt: a stunning hoard of ancient silver, believed to have been used by ancient Romans as bribes. The lucky youth, a then-14-year-old named David Hall, discovered the silver fragments in Dairsie, in the Scottish region of Fife. The trove went on show for the first time in October 2017, at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
1. BRONZE AGE CEMETERY, WALES
2017 was, indeed, an eventful year for the announcement of archaeological discoveries in the U.K. In June of that year, a Bronze Age cemetery was discovered by archaeologists on the Welsh island of Anglesey. The cemetery is believed to be from around 3,200 years ago, sometime between the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages.
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Classification of Welsh Fairies - British Goblins CT003
Classification of Welsh Fairies
British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 2
by Wirt Sikes
Examining the different types of Welsh Fairies, from the Pwca (and Shakespeare's Puck) to the Ellylldan, Coblynau, Knockers and household fairies. Sikes also looks at Dwarfs, bogies and hobgoblins as well as telling us a humourous story of the Preacher and the Bwbach.
Rowli Pugh and the Ellyl
Running Order:
Section 1 0:42 General Designation 1:53 Habits of the Tylwyth Teg 3:43 Section 2 5:38 Ellyllon, or Elves 5:42 Shakespeare's Use of Welsh Folk-Lore 7:41 Section 3 8:28 Rowli Pugh and the Ellyll 9:24 Household Story Roots 12:22 Section 4 13:42 The Ellylldan 13:44 Section 5 17:19 The Pooka 17:20 Puck Valley, Breconshire 18:11 Where Shakespeare got his Puck 21:07 Section 6 21:43 Pwca'r Trwyn 21:44 Usual Form of the Pooka Story 21:57 Section 7 22:44 Coblynau or Mine Fairies 22:46 The Knockers 23:01 Section 8 24:14 Miner's Superstitions 24:18 Basilisks and Fire Fiends 27:50 Section 9 28:54 A Fairy Coalmine 29:20 The Dwarfs of Cae Caled 30:29 Section 10 32:18 Counterparts of the Coblynau 32:18 Section 11 34:36 The Bwbach, or Household Fairy 34:40 Legend of the Bwbach and the Preacher 35:33 Section 12 37:20 Bogies and Hobgoblins 37:23 Carrying Mortals through the Air 37:47 Counterparts and Originals 38:04 Charcoal drawn figure of the Pwca
Names Used in this Section
All proper names, and words in Welsh or other languages, are recorded here in the show-notes and we've done our best to get the pronounciations right for you.
Keightley The Elves The Dwarfs or Trolls The Nisses The Necks, Mermen & Mermaids The Ellyllon (Elves) The Coblynau (Mine fairies) The Bwbachod (House fairies) The Gwragedd Annwn (Lake Fairies) The Gwyllion (Mountain Fairies) Y Tylwyth Teg (yn y Coed), Tylwth Teg y Mwn Bendith y Mamau Eumenides Sir Walter Scott Dayak Laplander Ammam El - 'spirit' Elf - 'element' Elihim (Hebrew) Davydd ab Gwilym Yr doedd ym mhob gobant Ellyllon mingeimion gant Ymenyn tylwyth teg bwyd ellyllon menyg ellyllon Gwyn ap Nudd Shakespeare Mercutio Mab Cymric mabgar mabgath mabiaith mabinogi Mabiogion Peterston-super-Ely Cardiff Glamorganshire Rowli Pugh Ellyll Catti Jones Bwbach Mr. Baring-Gould Grimm's Witchelma(umlaut)nner Hausma(um.)nner Milton's L'Allegro Ellylldan Will-o'-wisp Scandinavian Lyktgubhe Breton Sand Yan y Tad (Saint John the Father) Dan (fire) ignis fatuus Jack-muh-lantern Iolo the Bard Pwca, or Pooka, Puck
The Pwca
Cambrian fairies Richard Price, son of Sir John Price Brecon Cym Pwca, Puck Valley Clydach in Breconshire Frere and Powell Trwyn Farm, near Abergwyddon (Abercarne) Pwca'r Trwyn Campbell Mrs. Fletcher Mrs. Siddons The Oswestry Advertiser Cefn Penrhyn Priestley Knockers Newport, Monmouthshire William Evans of Hafodafel Beacon Mountain Egbert Williams Denbighshire Cae Caled Parish of Bodfari Lanelwyd House Barbara Jones Wichtlein (little Wights) Haus-schmiedlein (little House-smiths) Heldenbuch Catskill Mountains Hendrik Hudson Cardiganshire Cwrw da Bogie Hobgoblin Gobelin 'Le gobelin vous mangera, le gobelin vous emportera.' hob, hopp, coblyn, goblin Slavonic 'bog' Baga of the Cuneiform Inscriptions Professor Fiske Aryan Bhaga, Sanskrit of the Vedas Phrygian Zeus Bagaios Xerxxes Southey
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The latest technologies and research techniques are uncovering great mysteries at an unprecedented rate. Ruins and riddles, strange migrations, and out-of-place artifacts, even massive megaliths that defy all knowledge are just some of the best new archaeological puzzles.
10 The King’s Necklace
In southern Belize, excavations at Nim Li Punit found a jade artifact. The 2015 find turned out to be an exceptionally rare and out-of-place pendant. Measuring 7.4 inches wide and 4.1 inches long (18.8 cm x 10.4 cm), the necklace was T-shaped and curiously, was discovered inside a platform with the same form. Thirty hieroglyphs describe its purpose and owner, making it the only pendant discovered with a historical account.
9 The Monmouth Structure
The Welsh town of Monmouth is famous for archaeological discoveries. In 2012, researchers found something that mystified them. Near the edge of an ancient lake rested the foundations of a huge structure. Three mammoth timbers—whole trees cut in half lengthwise—left clay impressions long after they disintegrated. At one time, they measured over three feet wide and 50 feet long (1 m by 15 m).
8 Buildings with No History
In Somerset, another case of mysterious foundations came to light. Only this time, the scale was breathtaking. During medieval times, the site would have been home to an impressive group of buildings. The complex, occupied for 200 years between the 12th-14th centuries, consisted of a vast area where courtyards were surrounded by stone structures.
7 Cynocephalus the Copycat
An amulet found in Cyprus, in 2011, once comforted an owner who believed in its powers of protection. The artifact is around 1,500 years old and 1.4 inches by 1.6 inches (34.9mm by 41.2mm). On one side is a palindrome written in Greek. This is where a line of letters can be read the same way backward and forwards.
6 The Grey Friars Women
The medieval church of Grey Friars was rediscovered in 2012, along with the skeleton of the missing King Richard III, beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England. A year later four more graves turned up. Since it was a monastery, everyone expected to find a few friars or knights.
5 Amazon Geoglyphs
In one area of the Amazonian rainforest, deforestation revealed what had been hidden by the thick tree canopy. Scattered over an area of 13,000 square miles (33,670 square km) are over 450 gigantic geoglyphs. The geometrical structures are baffling. The sheer number meant the purpose behind their construction was an important one. However, it is hard to even hazard a guess to what they were used for.
4 The La Cotte Neanderthals
For thousands of years and countless generations, Neanderthals kept returning to one place. The cave, La Cotte de St Brelade, can be found on the coast of Jersey. From 180,000 to 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals made epic migrations to visit La Cotte and archaeologists are not sure why. Recent examinations of the granite cave could not reveal why the site was such an attractive lure that lasted for millennia.
3 Middle Eastern Dolmen Art
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An 800-year-old campsite in Oregon does not fit with what is known about the Numic-speaking peoples. These early groups influenced the modern Northern Paiute and Shoshone. Found in 2014, some artifacts at Skull Creek Dunes were recognizable but unexpected. Pottery known as Shoshone Ware was way too young for the site.
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Historian Tamara Estupiñan’s obsession with ancient economic texts led her to a 400-year-old book. While studying its 4000 pages, she found the will of the son of Atahualpa.
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Dryslwyn Castle Cymraes castle (Welsh Castle). Native built, NOT NORMAN
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An ancient lakeside fortress older than the Pyramids has been uncovered on a new housing estate - and archaeologists believe it is one of the world's oldest known boat building communities.
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Skirrid Fawr Walk & Climb Part 1
Skirrid Fawr Walk & Climb Part 1
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Join us for a walk and climb up to the summit of Skirrid Fawr near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire an elevation of 486 m (1,594 ft).
Ysgyryd Fawr (English: Skirrid) is an easterly outlier of the Black Mountains in Wales, and forms the easternmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The mountain is often referred to locally as just The Skirrid. The smaller hill of Ysgyryd Fach or 'Little Skirrid' (270m) lies about 4.5 km / 2.5 mi to the south.
The distinctive shape of this Old Red Sandstone hill comprises a long ridge oriented nearly north–south, with a jagged western side resulting from ice agelandslips . The upper slopes of the hill are composed of Devonian age sandstones assigned to the Senni Formation (formerly known as the 'Senni Beds'). These overlie weaker mudstones of the St Maughans Formation - a situation which has contributed to the instability of the hill's steep flanks, resulting in a very large landslip at the northern end of the mountain, although the British Geological Survey map of the area (Abergavenny sheet) shows the landslide extending along the whole of the west side of the mountain. There are numerous other landslips of a similar nature on the nearby hills, although that on the Skirrid is perhaps the most well known owing to its visibility from several directions. There are also numerous rock tables on the hill, some of which were formed by the landslide, and have attracted names such as the Devil's table. The ridge is very similar in its rocky edge to that found on the Black Hill to the north in Herefordshire.
Wye valley,Wales: ancient charcoal burning platforms explored
Exploring an old and very steep track, probably used to get to the ancient charcoal burning platforms down the slope. There was an old charcoal-fired iron smelting site down in the bottom of the Angiddy valley (below me here) and some other early industry also, which must all have needed a lot of charcoal.
Hereford and Trellech
Trip to Trellech village in Monmouthshire and a visit to Herefordshire.
NEAR CHEPSTOW - APPROX 3 ACRES
Enjoying a truly idyllic unspoilt setting in a valley at the end of a 'no through' road and surrounded by beautiful open countryside yet only 8 miles from The Severn Bridge, this is a special property!
It nestles off the country lanes in the rolling hills below Trellech Ridge some 1.5 miles from the village of Devauden.
The main house is a hall house which date from the early Sixteenth Century, with later additions, including a feature massive chimney stack. The house has many exposed beams and stone fireplaces but would now benefit from some updating. It has three large reception rooms of considerable character, a farmhouse kitchen, garden room with fine views and 5 good bedrooms.
Close to the house, overlooking a stream, is a character stone built 2 bedroom DETACHED COTTAGE. It is currently let and producing a valuable income but could equally provide a very comfortable granny cottage.
Within the grounds is a DETACHED STONE BARN WITH DETAILED CONSENT FOR RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION. This has recently been partly converted to a 1 bed cottage but the plans provide for a large 4 bed family size property which could be developed and sold off.
The mature gardens, which are surrounded by beautiful unspoilt countryside extend to some 3 acres and are bordered on two sides by tree lined streams which include a pair of large ponds, one with a summerhouse amidst the trees and decking extending out over the water.
KILGWRRWG is a tiny and scattered rural Parish in South Monmouthshire between Monmouth and Chepstow some 8 miles from The Severn Bridge (M48). Although the surroundings are rural and unspoilt, the proximity of the motorway enables swift access to the South Wales conurbation. Bristol is also within comfortable driving time. Chepstow has excellent facilities, including a railway station although fast inter-city trains are better from Newport or Bristol Parkway.
HISTORICAL NOTE - nearby is the ancient Parish Church of The Holy Cross. The first mention of
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