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Medieval · Enclosure

Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant

Flintshire, Wales
Cadw SAM FL163
Period
Medieval
Site type
Enclosure
Broad class
Monument
Nation
Wales
The designation
Reference
Cadw SAM FL163
Authority
Cadw
Designated
1988-12-07
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant is a medieval enclosure protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument. Located in Wales, the site comprises an enclosed area alongside associated field divisions and deeply worn trackways that reflect patterns of medieval land use and settlement. The monument sits upon Dinantian limestone bedrock interspersed with sandstone and argillaceous rocks, geology that would have influenced both the site's drainage and the surrounding agricultural potential.

The hollow-ways represent centuries of repeated use by both livestock and people traversing the landscape, their depth a physical record of medieval and post-medieval activity. The field system demonstrates how communities organised and worked the land around their settlement, dividing it into manageable plots for cultivation and pasture. Such arrangements were typical of Welsh rural communities during the medieval period, adapted to local topography and resource management.

The monument survives as earthwork features visible in the landscape today. Its protection by Cadw recognises the archaeological value of this surviving ensemble of enclosure, fields and ways, which together preserve evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use practices in the Welsh countryside.

Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL163. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant?

Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant is a medieval enclosure protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL163.

What period does Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant date from?

Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant?

Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant 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 FL163.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bron Fadog Enclosure (2.4 km), Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm (4.5 km), Round Barrow 180m E of Mwccwd (5.6 km).

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The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant

Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.