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Ffynogion Moated Site is a medieval domestic enclosure located in Denbighshire, Wales, situated within the landscape of a region notable for such defensive and status-bearing settlements. The site comprises a moated homestead, a settlement form characteristic of the medieval period in Wales and the Welsh Marches, where a dwelling or group of buildings was surrounded by a water-filled ditch serving both practical and symbolic functions. The moat would have provided defence against small-scale raids, drainage, and visual demonstration of the occupant's social standing during a period when such fortified residences were common amongst the Welsh gentry and English settlers in the borderlands. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the site represents an important archaeological record of medieval domestic settlement patterns in north Wales.
Ffynogion Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE074. View the official record →
Ffynogion Moated Site is a medieval domestic enclosure located in Denbighshire, Wales, situated within the landscape of a region notable for such defensive and status-bearing settlements. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE074.
Ffynogion 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 Britain.
Ffynogion 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 DE074.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Cricor Barrow (6.1 km), Rhos-Ddigre Caves (6.5 km), Tomen y Rhodwydd (Castell yr Adwy) Mound and Bailey Castle (6.7 km).
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