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Penbidwal Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure situated in Wales, where the underlying bedrock comprises Lower Devonian rocks of undifferentiated character. These ancient mudstones, siltstones and sandstones, laid down in the Early Devonian period, form the geological foundation upon which this medieval settlement was established. The soils developed across this bedrock would have presented both opportunities and constraints for the site's inhabitants.
Moated sites represent a characteristic form of medieval settlement and land management in Britain and Wales, typically comprising a residential or defensive enclosure surrounded by a water-filled or water-retaining ditch. Such features frequently date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and often indicate the residence of a person of some status or resource. The water retained within the moat served both practical and symbolic functions within the medieval landscape.
Penbidwal Moated Site is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments organisation, registered under reference MM210. This designation recognises its significance as an archaeological site and ensures its preservation for future study and understanding of medieval settlement patterns, domestic life and land use in Wales.
Penbidwal Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM210. View the official record →
Penbidwal Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure situated in Wales, where the underlying bedrock comprises Lower Devonian rocks of undifferentiated character. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM210.
Penbidwal Moated Site 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.
Penbidwal Moated Site 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 MM210.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Clawdd Castle Mound (3.8 km), Remains of St Michael's Chapel and Skirrid Fawr Defended Enclosure (4.2 km), St. James's Churchyard Cross, Llanvetherine (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Penbidwal Moated Site'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.
Penbidwal Moated Site stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.