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Wolvesacre Hall Moated Site is a medieval domestic moated enclosure located in Flintshire, Wales, and is scheduled as an ancient monument under the reference FL178. The site comprises a moated platform characteristic of high-status medieval settlement in the Welsh borderlands, dating to the medieval period. Such moated sites typically indicate the residence of a significant landowner or administrator, with the water-filled ditch serving both defensive and prestige functions. The physical remains at Wolvesacre Hall demonstrate the settlement patterns and domestic architecture of medieval Flintshire, contributing to understanding of late medieval Welsh and Anglo-Norman settlement in the region.
Wolvesacre Hall Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL178. View the official record →
Wolvesacre Hall Moated Site is a medieval domestic moated enclosure located in Flintshire, Wales, and is scheduled as an ancient monument under the reference FL178. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL178.
Wolvesacre Hall 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.
Wolvesacre Hall 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 FL178.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two Round Barrows N of Whitewell Church (1.5 km), Pan Castle: a motte and bailey castle (2.8 km), Sundial in St Alkmund's churchyard (3.5 km).
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