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Moated Site at Trefenter is a post-medieval to modern settlement earthwork located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument (CD127). The site comprises a defensive enclosure formed by water-filled ditches, a characteristic feature of medieval and later Welsh landholdings. The monument sits on bedrock of Llandovery sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded deposits of Ordovician age that underlie much of the surrounding landscape and would have influenced both the construction and drainage of the moat system.
The moated enclosure represents a period of agricultural consolidation and settlement fortification common across Wales during the post-medieval period. Such sites typically protected a dwelling, farm buildings and domestic activities from casual trespass and livestock straying. The water-filled ditches, fed by local drainage across the Llandovery bedrock, served both defensive and practical functions, controlling access and managing surface water on the site.
Today the earthwork survives as a distinctive topographic feature within the Welsh countryside. The preserved ditches and enclosing banks remain visible in the landscape, providing evidence of historical settlement patterns and the domestic arrangements of post-medieval Welsh communities. The site contributes to understanding how landholders organised their properties and defended their interests during this formative period of Welsh rural development.
Moated Site at Trefenter is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD127. View the official record →
Moated Site at Trefenter is a post-medieval to modern settlement earthwork located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument (CD127).
Moated Site at Trefenter dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a moated site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Moated Site at Trefenter 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 CD127.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hafod Ithel Cairn Cemetery (0.8 km), Two Cairns on Mynydd Bach (1.5 km), Hafod Ithel Deserted Rural Settlement (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Moated Site at Trefenter'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.
Moated Site at Trefenter stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.