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Hafod Wood Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Flintshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference FL179. The site comprises a rectangular moated platform with water-filled ditches, a characteristic domestic settlement form of medieval Wales and the English Marches, typically dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moated enclosure would have provided both defensive capability and prestige to its occupants, serving as the residence of a minor landowner or Welsh gentry family during the medieval period. The physical remains visible today demonstrate the considerable investment required to construct and maintain such water-defended homesteads in the medieval Welsh landscape.
Hafod Wood Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL179. View the official record →
Hafod Wood Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Flintshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference FL179. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL179.
Hafod Wood 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.
Hafod Wood 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 FL179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wat's Dyke: Section from Chester-Holywell Road to Soughton Farm (5.4 km), Wat's Dyke: Section SE of Clawdd Offa (6.2 km), Ministry of Supply Valley Site (6.4 km).
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