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Coed Henblas Moated Site is a medieval domestic settlement located in Denbighshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference DE232. The site comprises a moated enclosure characteristic of medieval settlement patterns in Wales, indicating occupation during the medieval period when such defensive or status-related moated homesteads were constructed by landholding families. The moat itself survives as a substantial earthwork feature defining the settlement's former residential precinct. This monument represents an important example of medieval domestic archaeology in north Wales, preserving evidence of the rural settlement hierarchy and land use practices of the medieval Welsh countryside.
Coed Henblas Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE232. View the official record →
Coed Henblas Moated Site is a medieval domestic settlement located in Denbighshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference DE232. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE232.
Coed Henblas 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.
Coed Henblas 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 DE232.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhos-Ddigre Caves (4.4 km), Tomen y Rhodwydd (Castell yr Adwy) Mound and Bailey Castle (4.6 km), Mynydd Cricor Barrow (4.8 km).
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