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Bronllys moated site is a medieval moated homestead located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moated enclosure, typical of high-status domestic settlements that emerged in Wales during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Such moated sites served as defended residences for gentry and minor nobility, combining practical water-based defence with demonstration of social status. The Bronllys example represents an important category of medieval Welsh settlement archaeology, illustrating the adoption of Anglo-Norman settlement patterns within the Welsh marcher territories 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 homestead located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument 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).
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