Trellech is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales at grid referenceSO500054 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?SO500054_region:GB_scale:25000), and the location of an archaeological site. Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is a traditional county and principal area in south-east Wales. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ...
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 Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
Harold's Stones lie near the village of Trellech or Treleck (depending on the sign) which is said to take it's name from the stones, Tri (Welsh for three) and Llech (meaning a flat stone).
A more modern claim to fame is that Trellech is the birthplace of the philosopher Bertrand Russel.
The stones themselves are 9, 12 and 15 ft high made from a local stone called pudding stone.
The village of Trellech, between Monmouth and Chepstow in south Wales, is home to a marvellous collection of antiquities.
The Trellech standing stones might look as though they were made from an early form of concrete but they are in fact large pieces of a volcanic rock locally known as pudding stone.
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