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Moated Site 800m NE of Felinfach is a medieval domestic settlement comprising a moated enclosure of probable 13th or 14th century date located in Breconshire, Wales. The site consists of a roughly rectangular moat defining a residential platform, a form of settlement fortification characteristic of the medieval period in Wales and the Welsh Marches. Such moated homesteads typically housed minor gentry or substantial farmers and served both defensive and drainage functions. The monument is recorded in the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monument register as BR049 and represents an important example of rural medieval settlement hierarchy within the region.
Moated Site 800m NE of Felinfach is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR049. View the official record →
Moated Site 800m NE of Felinfach is a medieval domestic settlement comprising a moated enclosure of probable 13th or 14th century date located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR049.
Moated Site 800m NE of Felinfach dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a moated site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Moated Site 800m NE of Felinfach 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 BR049.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early Medieval Cross in St Brynach’s Church, Llanfrynach (8.2 km), Twmpan Castle Mound (8.3 km), Allt yr Esgair Camp (9.4 km).
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