Scheduled MonumentsWalesEast Orchard Manor House
Medieval · Manor

East Orchard Manor House

Wales
Cadw SAM GM082
Period
Medieval
Site type
Manor
Broad class
Domestic
Nation
Wales
The designation
Reference
Cadw SAM GM082
Authority
Cadw
Designated
1935-05-03
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

East Orchard Manor House is a medieval domestic building located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM082. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents an important example of manor house architecture from that era. The building survives as a physical record of domestic and manorial organisation in medieval Wales, contributing to understanding of the region's settlement patterns and social hierarchy during this period.

East Orchard Manor House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM082. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is East Orchard Manor House?

East Orchard Manor House is a medieval domestic building located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM082.

What period does East Orchard Manor House date from?

East Orchard Manor House dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a manor. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting East Orchard Manor House?

East Orchard Manor 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 GM082.

What other scheduled monuments are near East Orchard Manor House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Orchard Wood Pillbox (0.4 km), Llancadle Deserted Medieval Village (0.6 km), Deserted Medieval Village North East of Rock Farm (0.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under East Orchard Manor House

East Orchard Manor House stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around East Orchard Manor House

Caerphilly CastleArchaeological site · ~14.2 miles