Scheduled MonumentsWalesBretton Hall Moated Site
Medieval · Moated Site

Bretton Hall Moated Site

Flintshire, Wales
Cadw SAM FL185
Period
Medieval
Site type
Moated Site
Broad class
Domestic
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bretton Hall Moated Site is a medieval domestic moated enclosure located in Flintshire, Wales, and is recorded as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference FL185. The site comprises a rectangular moated platform typical of high-status medieval settlement patterns in Wales, dating to the medieval period. The moat survives as a substantial earthwork feature that originally provided both defensive and status-marking functions around the residential enclosure. Such moated sites in the Welsh border regions reflect the settlement practices of the medieval Welsh and Anglo-Norman landholding classes during the twelfth to fifteenth centuries.

Bretton Hall Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL185. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bretton Hall Moated Site?

Bretton Hall Moated Site is a medieval domestic moated enclosure located in Flintshire, Wales, and is recorded as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference FL185. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL185.

What period does Bretton Hall Moated Site date from?

Bretton Hall Moated Site dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a moated site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Bretton Hall Moated Site?

Bretton Hall Moated Site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is FL185.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bretton Hall Moated Site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wat's Dyke: Section N of the Rectory, Hope (7.6 km), Wat's Dyke: Section E of Hope (7.7 km), Wat's Dyke: Section N of Rhydyn Farm (8 km).

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