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Pear Tree Lane Moat & Fishpond is a medieval moated site located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference FL175. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure typical of the medieval period, when such sites served as defended or prestigious domestic settlements for local landholders.
The site sits upon Triassic bedrock comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, which would have influenced both the drainage characteristics and the construction method of the moat itself. The Triassic geology of the area, whilst not impermeable, would have required careful management to maintain water levels in the moated enclosure and the associated fishpond, which represents an important medieval resource for sustaining the household with freshwater fish.
The combination of moat and fishpond indicates this was a place of some status and resource. Medieval moated sites typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, and served multiple purposes: they provided water for defence and domestic use, whilst fishponds yielded valuable protein. The survival of both features at Pear Tree Lane demonstrates the site's significance within the medieval settlement hierarchy of the region.
Pear Tree Lane Moat & Fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL175. View the official record →
Pear Tree Lane Moat & Fishpond is a medieval moated site located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference FL175.
Pear Tree Lane Moat & Fishpond 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.
Pear Tree Lane Moat & Fishpond 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 FL175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penley Hall Moated Site (2.3 km), Halghton Lodge Moated Site (2.5 km), Hanmer Churchyard Cross (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pear Tree Lane Moat & Fishpond'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.
Pear Tree Lane Moat & Fishpond stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.