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Cwrt y Person Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG166. The site sits upon Caradoc Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations laid down during the Caradocian period. These sedimentary rocks would have weathered to provide the clay and silty soils characteristic of the surrounding landscape, making them suitable for the construction and maintenance of the water-filled defensive moat that defines the monument.
The moated site represents a common form of medieval fortification across lowland Britain and Wales, typically dating from the 11th to 16th centuries. Such enclosures combined practical domestic and defensive purposes, with the moat serving both to delimit the lord's demesne and to provide protection against raid and intrusion. The moat's effectiveness depended significantly on the local geology and hydrology—the mudstone and siltstone bedrock would have helped retain groundwater and surface runoff, sustaining the moat's water level throughout the seasons.
The site survives as an earthwork monument, its form and defensive character preserved in the landscape. As a protected heritage asset, Cwrt y Person contributes to understanding medieval settlement patterns and social organisation in Wales during the medieval period.
Cwrt y Person Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG166. View the official record →
Cwrt y Person Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG166.
Cwrt y Person 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.
Cwrt y Person 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 MG166.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Coed Hillfort, Cyfronydd (6.7 km), Y Golfa Camp (7.1 km), Site 300m SW of Tan-llan (revealed by aerial photography) (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cwrt y Person 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.
Cwrt y Person Moated Site stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.