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Bronllys moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR058. The monument consists of a substantial earthwork comprising a raised platform surrounded by one or more water-filled ditches, a defensive arrangement characteristic of medieval manorial sites across Britain. The site rests upon Pridoli rocks—a geological formation of undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone—which provided a stable foundation for the construction of the residential and administrative complex.
Moated sites of this type typically date from the 11th to 15th centuries and served as fortified residences for minor nobility and substantial landholders. The water-filled ditches offered protection whilst also serving practical functions for drainage and possibly sustenance. The choice of this location would have been influenced by the underlying geology, as the varied stone and silt composition of the Pridoli bedrock would have facilitated both water retention and the working of surrounding land.
The preservation of Bronllys moated site as an upstanding earthwork allows the medieval layout and scale of the settlement to remain legible in the landscape today. Such monuments provide valuable evidence of medieval social organisation and settlement patterns across rural Wales during the medieval period.
Bronllys moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR058. View the official record →
Bronllys moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR058.
Bronllys 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 the UK.
Bronllys 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 BR058.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure West of Sorgwm (7.8 km), Crannog in Llangorse Lake (8.1 km), Mynydd Troed, round cairn on S end of (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bronllys moated site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bronllys moated site stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.