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Hodgeston Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE246. The site sits upon Dinantian rocks of Mississippian age, a geological foundation of limestone interbedded with sandstone and argillaceous deposits that would have influenced both the water retention of any surrounding moat and the construction materials available to medieval builders. Moated sites of this type, common across Britain and Wales during the medieval period, typically comprised a residential or administrative enclosure surrounded by a water-filled ditch, often serving as a status symbol and defensive feature for minor landholders or manorial centres.
The limestone bedrock underlying Hodgeston would have presented particular advantages and challenges for moat construction. The permeable nature of such geology, combined with local drainage patterns, would have determined whether water could be adequately maintained within the ditch system. The same stone resources were likely quarried for building purposes, and fragments may be visible in the site's earthworks or surrounding landscape.
The monument's preservation under Cadw protection recognises its significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land organisation in Wales, contributing to our understanding of how communities structured their domestic and administrative spaces during the medieval period.
Hodgeston Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE246. View the official record →
Hodgeston Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE246.
Hodgeston 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.
Hodgeston 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 PE246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greenala Camp (3.7 km), King's Quoit Burial Chamber (3.7 km), Stackpole Earthwork (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hodgeston 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.
Hodgeston Moated Site stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.