Trellech
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Trellech (occasionally spelt Trelech, Treleck or Trelleck) is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales at Template:Gbmapping, and the location of an archaeological site.
The name of the village derives from the Welsh language and means either "the town (tre) of stones (llech)" or "three (tre, or tri) stones (llech)".
It was one of the major towns of medieval Wales, the remains of which have been subject to excavation over a period of many years and are continuing.
The town, which was owned by the de Clare family of Marcher lords, suffered during the Black Death and, subsequently, was burned down by Owain Glyndŵr.
Trellech was the birthplace of Bertrand Russell in 1872.
In 2005, a young archaeology graduate, Stuart Wilson (Archaeologist), bought a field in which he was convinced that there are remains of the lost medieval town. His interest in the field and the possibility that Wilson's hunch is correct was the feature of a 30-minute documentary, presented by the archaeologist Francis Pryor, called The Boy Who Bought a Field, on BBC Radio 4, on Monday, 6 March 2006. The programme visited the site several times and, on a late visit, discovered that Wilson had discovered what looked like medieval walls and yard-paving.
The village is home to Trellech Primary School.