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Rectangular Earthwork 110m NW of Coed Ty Mawr is a medieval moated site situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN156. The monument comprises a rectangular earthwork that once functioned as a defensive residential enclosure typical of medieval Wales, where such sites served as farmsteads or minor manorial centres. Moated sites of this character became established during the 12th and 13th centuries across Wales and the Welsh Marches, representing a period of intensive settlement and land management.
The earthwork sits upon bedrock of Llanvirn age, composed of undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of the Whiterock formation. This solid geology would have provided a stable foundation for the construction of the surrounding bank and ditch system characteristic of moated enclosures. The mudstone and siltstone substrata in this locality would have facilitated the retention of water within the moat, enhancing the site's defensive properties and its function as a status symbol marking the wealth and authority of its medieval occupant.
The rectangular plan of the earthwork represents a practical and economical adaptation of moating traditions to local topography and resources. Such sites typically encompassed a domestic dwelling and associated outbuildings within the protected enclosure, with the surrounding water-filled ditch providing both security and a practical water supply for daily use and livestock management during the medieval period.
Rectangular Earthwork 110m NW of Coed Ty Mawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN156. View the official record →
Rectangular Earthwork 110m NW of Coed Ty Mawr is a medieval moated site situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN156.
Rectangular Earthwork 110m NW of Coed Ty Mawr 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.
Rectangular Earthwork 110m NW of Coed Ty Mawr 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 CN156.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed Hut Circle West of Llwyn Bedw (8.6 km), Ystrad Rural Settlement (9.1 km), Hut Circle Settlement and Field System South-East of Erw (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Rectangular Earthwork 110m NW of Coed Ty Mawr'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.
Rectangular Earthwork 110m NW of Coed Ty Mawr stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.