Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penley Hall Moated Site
Maelor South, Wrexham, Wales
A scheduled monument in Maelor South, Wrexham, recorded as Moated Site (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Moated Site
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Maelor South
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.95835, -2.86959
- SAM number
- FL097
- Cadw record number
- 3093
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1861 · 73. Market Drayton. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 122 Nantwich (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a well-preserved medieval moated homestead and measures 45yds square and is surrounded by a moat 15-20ft wide. It is now used as a kitchen garden.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval settlement. The monument is well preserved and is an important relic of the medieval landscape. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of intact archaeological deposits and structural evidence.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Lane FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Madras Voluntary Aided SchoolNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Old Hall FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dymock ArmsCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.