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Settlement, West of Trellech Church

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 02189g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Trellech United
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : SO499055
Site Type (preferred type first) : Medieval Settlement
Status : Scheduled Monument

Summary :
Area of well preserved house platforms, croft boundaries and road in field W of Trellech church. Possible town enclosure (though hardly defence) around the village.

Description :
Area of well preserved house platforms, croft boundaries and road in field W of Trellech church. Possible town enclosure (though hardly defence) around the village.
The watching brief carried out by Monmouth Archaeological Group did not note any archaeological features of interest within the southern part of the construction area.
An excavation carried out by Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust revealed evidence of a medieval iron-working area was discovered during work a few metres west of St. Nicholas church, Trellech.

Sources :
Blockley, M and Dingwall, L , 2000 , An assessment of the archaeological and industrial heritage of the Wye Valley AONB
Youngs S.M. & Clark J. , 1981 , Medieval Britain in 1980 , Medieval Archaeology : 25 : 215
01/PM Desc Text/1981-2/Monmouth Antiq/pt3-4 pp45-9

Events :
E000310 : West of Trellech Church (year : 1980)
E003301 : Development work west of Trellech church (year : 1980)
E002646 : Assessment of the Wye Valley DBA (year : 2000)
E008772 : GGAT52: Monmouthshire Historic Settlements, Trellech & Usk (year : 1997)

Related records
National Monuments Record NPRN 95239
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 685g

Compiled date : 16-02-1988


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