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Hen Gwrt Medieval Moated Site is a medieval domestic settlement located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference MM094. The site comprises the remains of a moated enclosure, a characteristic defensive feature of medieval high-status domestic occupation in Wales and the Marches, typically dating to the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat itself, formed by water-filled ditches surrounding the settlement, would have served both practical and symbolic functions, protecting the occupants and their property whilst demonstrating social status. The site represents an important example of medieval settlement patterns and domestic archaeology in Wales, preserving evidence of the residential arrangements and social hierarchies of its period.
Hen Gwrt Medieval Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM094. View the official record →
Hen Gwrt Medieval Moated Site is a medieval domestic settlement located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference MM094.
Hen Gwrt Medieval 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.
Hen Gwrt Medieval 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 MM094.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wern-y-Cwrt Castle Mound (6.3 km), Castell Rhaglan (7.1 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanfair Cilgedyn (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hen Gwrt Medieval 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.
Hen Gwrt Medieval Moated Site stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.