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Moated Site North West of Bertholey House is a medieval moated site located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. The site sits upon Lower Devonian bedrock comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down in the Early Devonian period. These underlying rocks, though not ideal for construction, provided the foundation upon which medieval inhabitants chose to establish their defended homestead.
Moated sites represent a distinctive form of medieval settlement, typically comprising a residential platform surrounded by a water-filled ditch. The moat served both defensive and practical purposes, controlling access and providing water for domestic and agricultural use. The clay-rich soils overlying the Devonian bedrock at this location would have been suitable for maintaining water within the surrounding ditch.
The monument's survival and scheduling reflect its importance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in Wales. The site remains largely unexcavated, preserving an archaeological record that may yet reveal details of domestic and economic life during the medieval period. Its protected status ensures the earthworks and any subsurface deposits remain available for future study and heritage interpretation.
Moated Site North West of Bertholey House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM040. View the official record →
Moated Site North West of Bertholey House is a medieval moated site located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM040.
Moated Site North West of Bertholey House 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 North West of Bertholey House 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 MM040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishton Castle (6.8 km), Deserted Medieval Village W of St Mary's Church (7.2 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanwern (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Moated Site North West of Bertholey House'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 North West of Bertholey House stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.