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 --- Stuart Wilson, 37, bought the 4.6 acre plot of land 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 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. | Daily Mail
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