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Highlight Medieval House Site is a medieval domestic settlement situated in Wales. The house occupied land above Lias Group bedrock, a geological sequence of mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone laid down during the Aalenian period of the Jurassic. This underlying geology shaped both the character of the landscape and the availability of building materials for the medieval inhabitants.
The site represents the domestic economy of medieval Wales, when dispersed settlement patterns prevailed across the countryside. Medieval houses such as this typically served as the focal point of an agricultural holding, from which farmers managed their land and livestock. The specific combination of soil types and local stone resources would have influenced the construction methods and durability of the structure.
Today the site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage monument service, and is recorded under reference GM301. It survives as an archaeological monument, preserving evidence of medieval rural life and settlement practices. The Aalenian bedrock beneath continues to shape the modern landscape, affecting drainage, soil formation and vegetation patterns across the site.
Highlight Medieval House Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM301. View the official record →
Highlight Medieval House Site is a medieval domestic settlement situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM301.
Highlight Medieval House Site dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a house (domestic). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Highlight Medieval 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 GM301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Highlight Church, Remains of (0.4 km), Barry Castle (2.6 km), Moulton Roman Site (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Highlight Medieval House 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.
Highlight Medieval House Site stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.