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Pysgodlan Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference DE200. The site sits upon bedrock of the Warwickshire Group, a geological formation of Early Permian age comprising siltstone and sandstone interspersed with subordinate mudstone. This underlying geology would have influenced both the drainage characteristics of the site and the availability of stone for construction during the medieval period.
Moated sites represent a distinctive form of medieval settlement, typically comprising a residential enclosure surrounded by one or more water-filled ditches. Such monuments, found across England and Wales, generally date from the 11th to 16th centuries and served both defensive and status-displaying functions for their occupants. The moat itself would have been excavated to create the surrounding water barrier, with the spoil often used to raise the interior platform.
The survival of Pysgodlan as an identifiable earthwork demonstrates the resilience of these substantial landscape features. The underlying Warwickshire Group strata would have provided a relatively stable foundation for the moated banks, whilst the permeable nature of the sandstone and siltstone would have ensured adequate drainage for the surrounding ditch system. The site remains an important record of medieval settlement patterns and land use in Wales.
Pysgodlan Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE200. View the official record →
Pysgodlan Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference DE200.
Pysgodlan 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.
Pysgodlan 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 DE200.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Foxhall Earth Circle (2 km), Old Foxhall Round Barrow (2 km), New Foxhall House (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pysgodlan 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.
Pysgodlan Moated Site stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.