A project to document the history of a Monmouthshire village has been launched.

Raglan and District Local History Group with the help of the History Dectectives – pupils from the local primary school – are planning two projects, funded with three grants.

The first project is the 'Sense of Roots', which aims to raise awareness of the contribution of Raglan's ancestors to the way the village has evolved.

The History Dectectives have spent many hours after school uncovering the history behind the gravestones in St Cadoc's Church, and the project's aim is to install an up-to-date map of the graveyard, complete with QR grave markers next to a selection of gravestones, to direct the information to the mobile phone that scans it.

Dr Cheryl Morgan, project manager, explained to Raglan residents at the launch meeting that the village maps and history trails, co-ordinated by Roland Ward and Richard Moorby, would link up with a planned QR code trail of the village and surrounding district, including Llandenny, Bryngwyn and Tregare.

Anna Tribe, a local historian, said that it was a wonderful idea, made possible entirely through the enthusiasm of Dr Morgan and the hard work of the children in the graveyard.

Dr Morgan said she was grateful for the three grants; from the Village Alive Trust, National Lottery funding and a contribution from Raglan Community Council, totalling £20,000.

She also recognised the work of adventa, who have helped with advice and administration on filling in the application forms for the grants

This will help to fund a similar map at Llandenny, also designed by Platform One, a company based in Monmouth who will be helping with the maps and display panels carrying the information.

The QR codes will give visitors the ability to access buildings and places of interest and give information about the people that occupied them.

It is hoped to get 20 sites to agree to take part in the Raglan History Trail, and 50 gravestones to be included in the St Cadoc's Trail.

Dr Cheryl Morgan urged everyone to get involved by sharing their memories, photographs, cinefilms and stories, and asked anyone with typing, editing and scanning skills to help getting the project off the ground.

Ian Millington would be setting up the Raglanpedia website and working to put the content on there.