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Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified House Site is a medieval domestic settlement located in Wales. The house occupied land underlain by the Millstone Grit Group, a geological formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that developed during the Namurian period. This substantial bedrock would have provided a stable foundation for construction and offered building stone suitable for fortification work.
The site represents the type of fortified dwelling that emerged in medieval Wales, typically combining domestic and defensive functions. Such houses served as residences for local landowners and nobles, their strengthened design reflecting both status and the turbulent political circumstances of the period. The choice of location on naturally elevated terrain underlain by durable stone would have been strategically advantageous.
Llys Edwin is now protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments authority, registered under reference FL023. This designation recognises its significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and domestic architecture in the Welsh landscape. The site contributes to our understanding of how elite families organised their estates and defended their property during the medieval period.
Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified House Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL023. View the official record →
Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified House Site is a medieval domestic settlement located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL023.
Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified 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.
Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified 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 FL023.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhual-Isaf Round Barrow (4.5 km), The Bailey Hill, Mold (5 km), Taylor's Pottery (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified 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.
Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified House Site stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.