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Upper Aldress Moated Site is a medieval moated homestead located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM MG118. The site comprises the characteristic defensive and domestic earthwork of a moat, a water-filled ditch that enclosed a residential platform, typical of medieval gentry settlements of the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. Such moated sites represent a widespread form of minor aristocratic or prosperous farming settlement across medieval Wales and England, combining practical defence with a demonstration of social status. The physical remains at Upper Aldress preserve evidence of this medieval settlement pattern, contributing to our understanding of rural settlement hierarchy and domestic organisation during the medieval period.
Upper Aldress Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG118. View the official record →
Upper Aldress Moated Site is a medieval moated homestead located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM MG118. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG118.
Upper Aldress 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 Britain.
Upper Aldress 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 MG118.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishop's Moat Mound & Bailey Castle (6.2 km), Offa's Dyke: Section from Road Junction near Drewin to County Boundary (6.8 km), Offa's Dyke: section 1/2 mile (800m) long, SE from county boundary to River Unk Also in Powys: Wales (7.1 km).
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