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Moated Site E of Grangefield Farm is a medieval moated site located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference MM205. The site comprises a substantial rectangular enclosure surrounded by a water-filled moat, a defensive earthwork typical of high-status medieval dwellings from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites functioned as both residences and agricultural strongholds, offering their occupants protection and a visual demonstration of authority and wealth.
The monument sits upon Triassic bedrock comprising undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Triassic period some 250 million years ago. This geological foundation would have provided a relatively stable base for construction, though the softer nature of these rocks made the surrounding landscape susceptible to waterlogging, which would have aided the maintenance of the moat itself.
The site's formal rectangular layout and substantial earthworks indicate it was constructed for a family of considerable standing within medieval Welsh society. The moat would have required sustained labour to dig and maintain, suggesting access to significant resources and manpower. Today, the earthworks remain a prominent landscape feature, preserving evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in this region of Wales.
Moated Site E of Grangefield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM205. View the official record →
Moated Site E of Grangefield Farm is a medieval moated site located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference MM205.
Moated Site E of Grangefield Farm 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.
Moated Site E of Grangefield Farm 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 MM205.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Mary Magdalene's Churchyard Cross, Goldcliff (3 km), Goldcliff Moated House Site (3.1 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanwern (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Moated Site E of Grangefield Farm'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 E of Grangefield Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.