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Hanmer Moated Site is a medieval domestic moated enclosure located in Flintshire, Wales. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding what would have been the residential and domestic core of a medieval settlement, typical of the defensive and status-conscious domestic architecture of the High to Late Medieval period in the Welsh Marches and border regions. The moat itself represents both a practical water supply and a physical barrier denoting social rank and territorial authority. Though the exact dating of occupation requires further archaeological investigation, the form and construction of the moat suggest establishment during the medieval period, with the site remaining significant as evidence of the pattern of defended domestic settlement across medieval Wales.
Hanmer Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL184. View the official record →
Hanmer Moated Site is a medieval domestic moated enclosure located in Flintshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL184.
Hanmer 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.
Hanmer 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 FL184.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hanmer Churchyard Cross (0.3 km), Mount Cop Castle Mound (1.7 km), Haulton Ring Moated Site (2.7 km).
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