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Haulton Ring Moated Site is a medieval moated site situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference FL100. The monument comprises a residential enclosure defended by a water-filled ditch, a form of fortification that became widespread across Britain during the medieval period, particularly from the 12th century onwards. Such moated sites served both defensive and status-conscious purposes for minor gentry and affluent landholders, combining practical security with visible demonstration of wealth and authority.
The site is founded upon Triassic rocks of undifferentiated character—a bedrock of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down approximately 250 million years ago. This geology would have influenced the feasibility of creating the moat itself; the cohesive nature of mudstone and siltstone would have permitted the excavation and retention of water, making Haulton Ring a practical location for such a defensive earthwork. The ditch itself represents substantial medieval investment in the landscape, requiring considerable labour to excavate and maintain.
Though few moated sites of this kind remain visibly occupied today, Haulton Ring survives as a tangible record of medieval settlement hierarchy and land management in Wales. The monument testifies to patterns of lordship and domesticity that characterised the medieval Welsh Marches and beyond, where such defended homesteads formed an important element of the feudal landscape.
Haulton Ring Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL100. View the official record →
Haulton Ring Moated Site is a medieval moated site situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference FL100.
Haulton Ring 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.
Haulton Ring 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 FL100.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Peat Processing Works, Fenn's Moss (1.1 km), Hanmer Moated Site (2.7 km), Hanmer Churchyard Cross (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Haulton Ring 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.
Haulton Ring Moated Site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.