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Garden Earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm is a post-medieval and modern garden site in Wales, situated on bedrock formed from the Millstone Grit Group. This geological foundation comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits laid down during the Namurian period, creating a stable base typical of upland Welsh farming landscapes. The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference PE455.
The earthworks visible at the site reflect the productive use of the land surrounding Coedcanlas Farm through successive periods of occupation and cultivation. Such garden remains commonly include terracing, levelled platforms, and accumulated soil layers that indicate deliberate landscaping and management by successive residents. The preservation of these features demonstrates the resilience of human-modified landscapes across Welsh farmland.
The Millstone Grit bedrock underlying the site would have influenced both drainage and the character of soils available for cultivation, shaping horticultural possibilities across generations. The survival of these garden earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm contributes to our understanding of domestic and subsistence practices in rural Wales, recording how farming families invested in and managed the immediate landscape around their homes.
Garden Earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE455. View the official record →
Garden Earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm is a post-medieval and modern garden site in Wales, situated on bedrock formed from the Millstone Grit Group. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE455.
Garden Earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a garden. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Garden Earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm 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 PE455.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Priory Farm Cave (7.4 km), Pembroke Castle (7.5 km), Monkton Priory Dovecot (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Garden Earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm'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.
Garden Earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.