Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Foxhall Earth Circle
Henllan, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosure
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Henllan
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.19496, -3.44650
- SAM number
- DE053
- Cadw record number
- 2311
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The monument comprises the remains of an earthwork/stone-built enclosure. The date or precise nature of the enclosure is unknown, but it is likely to be later prehistoric or medieval. The enclosure forms an incomplete circle between a boundary wall and fence in the north-east and a modern drive in the south-west. There is a break in the enclosure bank in the west, which appears to connect with a double bank and ditch or track, leading away to the south-west.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric defensive organisation and settlement. The site forms an important element within the wider later prehistoric context and within the surrounding landscape. The site is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Old Foxhall Round BarrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Brewhouse at FoxhallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Foxhall including adjoining Garden and Yard Walls to the SE and SWDomesticunder 1 mi
- Carthouse and Stable Range at FoxhallAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.