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Tre-Garnedd Moated Site is a medieval moated site situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference AN047. The monument consists of a defensive earthwork enclosure characteristic of high-status medieval settlement, comprising a substantial ditch and surrounding bank that once enclosed a residential or administrative complex. Such moated sites flourished in Wales and the Welsh Marches during the medieval period, typically serving as the seats of minor nobility or established gentry who wished to assert their social standing through architectural means.
The site's underlying geology comprises Dinantian rocks of Mississippian age, which include limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks. This geological foundation would have influenced both the construction of the moat itself and the drainage characteristics of the enclosed land. The limestone substrate and associated rock types are typical of many parts of Wales, and their presence shaped settlement patterns and agricultural potential throughout the medieval period.
The moated enclosure represents the physical remains of medieval social hierarchy and landholding practices. Although modest in scale compared to fortified castles, such sites demonstrate how medieval landowners used earthwork defences and water barriers to delineate their property, protect their households, and visibly demonstrate their authority within local communities.
Tre-Garnedd Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference AN047. View the official record →
Tre-Garnedd Moated Site is a medieval moated site situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference AN047.
Tre-Garnedd 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.
Tre-Garnedd 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 AN047.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pont Sarn-Las Hut Group (6.8 km), Trefwri Standing Stone (6.9 km), Caer Idris Hillfort (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Tre-Garnedd 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.
Tre-Garnedd Moated Site stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.