Lost palaces are always in the last place you look. A retired man in England had hoped to build a small home in his garden so he could eventually sell off his main house. But when he broke ground on the project, he found something unexpected hiding beneath his property: The ruins of a lost palace from the 13th century. The ruins of a lost palace from the 13th century were unearthed in the garden of a homeowner in England. (SWNS) The property, which is located in the town of Wiveliscombe, is apparently the lost location of a medieval bishop’s palace, parts of which were unearthed in Charles Pole's yard, Southwest News Service (SWNS) reports.