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Goldcliff Moated House Site is a medieval domestic settlement located in Monmouthshire, Wales, consisting of a moated enclosure that represents a form of fortified or status-conscious residence typical of the later medieval period. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding a central platform where a manor house would have stood, a layout characteristic of high-status rural dwellings in Wales and the Welsh Marches from the thirteenth century onwards. The moat itself served practical defensive and drainage functions whilst also signalling the occupant's social standing within the medieval hierarchy. The site provides valuable archaeological evidence for patterns of settlement and domestic architecture in medieval Wales, particularly regarding the adoption of moated house forms by the gentry and substantial landholders.
Goldcliff Moated House Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM092. View the official record →
Goldcliff Moated House Site is a medieval domestic settlement located in Monmouthshire, Wales, consisting of a moated enclosure that represents a form of fortified or status-conscious residence typical of the later medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM092.
Goldcliff Moated House 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.
Goldcliff Moated House 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 MM092.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Mary Magdalene's Churchyard Cross, Goldcliff (0.6 km), Goldcliff Pill Anti-invasion Defences (1.1 km), Moated Site E of Grangefield Farm (3.1 km).
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