Hen Gwrt Moated Site

A moated enclosure, probably the site of a manor owned by the Bishops of Llandaff during the 13th and 14th centuries. The site is composed of a large level area, roughly 39 metres by 45 metres, wurrounded by a wide moat, making the total size of the site an impressive 72 metres by 76 metres.

Excavations at Hen Gwrt revealed that the first building here was established in the 13th century. The moat was only added in the 14th century. The site was abandoned in the 15th century, but reoccupied in the 16th century when the earlier buildings were partially restored and adapted to form a hunting lodge.

The site was finally abandoned for good in the 17th century. Only the moat remains today, and almost all traces of the medieval and later buildings have been lost.

This is an unstaffed open site, so there's no booking required!