Young archaeologist spent £32,000 to unearth medieval village

A young archaeology enthusiast has told how he spent £32,000 on a plot of land to discover if local legend was true and a medieval village lay underneath.

Stuart Wilson had to dig deep and borrow most of the money to buy the four acres in Monmouthshire, south Wales.

So the 27-year-old archaeology graduate was delighted when his suspicions were confirmed with the discovery of four significant buildings and the promise of many more finds to come.

Now he and a team of local archaeology volunteers are looking forward to excavating the rest of the buried settlement.

He has pledged never to sell up and says the project could take his entire lifetime.