| The
name Trellech literally translates as Three Stones. The Welsh for
three being TRE, and one of the many known versions of the Welsh
for stones being LLECH. Trellech was one of the major towns of medieval
Wales and once the main route between Monmouth and Chepstow.
Trellech lies in South Wales about 20 miles south of Ross on Wye
and close to Chepstow, Tintern and Monouth. As you approach Trellech,
the first sign of the village is the tall, slender spire of St Nicholas's
church, a central focal point of the village.
The Three Stones (sometimes called Harold Stones), are situated
in a field to the south of the village. Their actual significance
is unknown and various legends surround them. The village also is
well known for its Virtuous Well, sometimes known as St Anne's Well,
which can be found in a field on the left of the road to Tintern,
a little way out of the village to the east. And The Tumulus, a
Norman motte some 40 feet high, is situated within Court Farm, a
farmyard to the south-west of the church. A more modern claim to
fame is that Trellech is the birthplace of the philosopher Bertrand
Russel. |
Situated in Monmouthshire, in the heart of
the picturesque Wye Valley, South Wales,
The Lion Inn is a well established and extremely popular public house
with annexed accommodation, set in the centre of the village of Trellech.
The pub was built in the 16th century as a coaching inn, brew house
and pig farm! It's a lovely village local oozing with character
with a rustic and wholly unpretentious feel about it. A place where
you can truly relax and almost feel like a local. The bar is open
plan with a low ceiling and some wooden beams and is and full of
comfy seats. There is a separate dining area on the other side and
picnic benches outside to the front of the pub. They usually have
several real ales on tap with a bias towards local and regional
brewers. Quite an Eastern European flavour to some of the food with
Thai and Hungarian dishes on offer as well as the more usual pub
meals.
