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Ffynogion Moated Site is a medieval moated site located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference DE074. The site sits upon Permian bedrock comprising sandstone and conglomerate beds, geology that would have influenced both the drainage characteristics of the moated enclosure and the construction materials available to its medieval inhabitants. Moated sites of this type typically date from the 12th to 16th centuries and served as the fortified residences of minor nobility and gentry, with the water-filled ditch providing defence and status. The Permian sandstone geology underlying Ffynogion would have offered relatively stable foundations for such earthwork construction, though the interbedded nature of the rock sequence meant varying permeability across the site. The monument represents an important surviving example of medieval domestic fortification in the Welsh landscape, preserving evidence of settlement patterns and territorial organisation during the medieval period.
Ffynogion Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE074. View the official record →
Ffynogion Moated Site is a medieval moated site located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument 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 the UK.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ffynogion 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.
Ffynogion Moated Site stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.