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Crick Medieval House is a domestic dwelling of medieval date situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference MM053. The house occupies land underlain by Triassic mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geology that would have shaped both the building materials available to its medieval occupants and the character of the surrounding landscape. Medieval houses of this type typically served as the domestic and economic centres of their communities, reflecting the social and agricultural rhythms of their period.
The structure itself provides evidence of domestic life during the medieval period, when such houses functioned as family residences and working spaces integral to local farming or trading activity. The building methods and layout are characteristic of medieval domestic architecture, adapted to local conditions and available resources. Such houses commonly contained a single or multi-roomed plan, with hearth and roof timbers among the most significant structural elements to survive to the present day.
The monument's survival and formal protection recognise its importance as a record of medieval domestic settlement and construction practices in Wales. Houses of this kind are valuable archaeological evidence for understanding how ordinary families lived, worked and organised their domestic spaces during the medieval period. The site contributes to broader knowledge of settlement patterns and building traditions across the Welsh medieval landscape.
Crick Medieval House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM053. View the official record →
Crick Medieval House is a domestic dwelling of medieval date situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference MM053.
Crick Medieval House dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a house (domestic). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Crick Medieval House 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 MM053.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caldicot Castle (unoccupied parts) (1.8 km), Heston Brake Long Barrow (2.2 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Portskewett (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Crick Medieval House'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.
Crick Medieval House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.