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Pengawse Medieval House Site is a medieval manor located in Wales and scheduled under Cadw protection. The settlement occupies terrain underlain by Llanvirn Rocks of the Whiterock Series, a foundation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that would have shaped both the landscape and the practical challenges of habitation and construction at this location.
Medieval manors of this type typically served as the residential and administrative centres of their surrounding lands, housing the lord and his household whilst managing agricultural production and local affairs. The geological substrate here—comparatively soft sedimentary rock—would have influenced building methods, water drainage and the availability of stone for construction.
The site is now a scheduled monument under Cadw's custodianship (reference PE389), affording it legal protection as a heritage asset of national importance. Remains at the location preserve evidence of medieval domestic settlement and social organisation in Wales, contributing to understanding of how manorial estates functioned during the medieval period.
Pengawse Medieval House Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE389. View the official record →
Pengawse Medieval House Site is a medieval manor located in Wales and scheduled under Cadw protection. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE389.
Pengawse Medieval House Site dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a manor. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pengawse Medieval House 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 PE389.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New House Round Barrows (5.8 km), Castle Heli Mound (6.6 km), Longstone Camp (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pengawse Medieval House 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.
Pengawse Medieval House Site stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.