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Doghill Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located at Dyffryn in Wales and is recorded under Cadw scheduled ancient monument designation GM069. The site comprises a substantial water-filled or water-retaining moat that would have surrounded a domestic residence, a characteristic defensive and status-indicating feature of medieval Welsh gentry settlement. Dating to the medieval period, the moated site represents an important class of rural settlement archaeology that illuminates patterns of landholding and domestic organisation among the Welsh nobility and uchelwyr classes during the later medieval centuries.
Doghill Moated Site, Dyffryn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM069. View the official record →
Doghill Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located at Dyffryn in Wales and is recorded under Cadw scheduled ancient monument designation GM069. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM069.
Doghill Moated Site, Dyffryn 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.
Doghill Moated Site, Dyffryn 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 GM069.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moulton Roman Site (3 km), Penmark Castle (4.6 km), Barry Castle (4.8 km).
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