Hen Gwrt Medieval Moated Site

Hen Gwrt Medieval Moated Site - Cadw Historic Site in Monmouthshire | Trust Quest

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Hen Gwrt Medieval Moated Site, Safle Ffosedig Ganoloesol Hen Gwrt, is a well-preserved moat protecting a vanished manor in a field beside the lane from Llantilio Crossenny to White Castle. The Old Court probably belonged to the bishops of Llandaff in the 13th and 14th centuries and was later used as a hunting lodge. Excavation in 1957 showed occupation from the 13th century, the moat dug in the 14th, a gap in the 15th and substantial buildings put up in the 16th century when the site served as a park lodge, before it was abandoned in the 17th. The buildings have long gone, but the neat square-sided moat survives surprisingly well, full of water around a grass platform about 40 metres across, reached by a railed timber footbridge from a pedestrian gate on the lane. There is no designated parking; visitors squeeze one car in opposite the gate, and many combine it with White Castle, a mile and a half up the lane on Monmouthshire's Route 20.

Open in daylightFrom Cadw's published times

Open any reasonable time in daylight

Opening times may change at short notice.

Open all year during reasonable daylight hours; no admission charge. Cadw may close monuments at short notice in extreme weather.

Terrain level 2, easy: a grass field path and a railed footbridge over deep water onto the platform; surfaces may be slippery or uneven and the moat edges are unfenced. No facilities. Drones are not permitted.

Dogs: Cadw: 'Dogs welcome. Dogs on short leads welcome to access ground floor levels of the site.' An open-air site on Cadw's dog-friendly list for south-east Wales, which asks for dogs under control and on a short lead at all times; deep water in the moat.

Photo: The water-filled moat at Hen Gwrt, Llantilio Crossenny, with the timber footbridge onto the grassy moated platform among spring trees. KJP1, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hen_Gwrt,_Llantilio_Crossenny,_Monmouthshire,_UK.jpg. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0. Resized and cropped for display; derivatives retain the source licence.

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Walking routes1 route

Llantilio Crossenny to White Castle, Pathcare Route 20 (Monmouthshire County Council, Visit Monmouthshire)

8 km3hr

Dog access not confirmed

5 miles (8 km), about 3 hours, 13 stiles, field paths with some tracks and lanes and an ascent to White Castle, circular from St Teilo's Church (limited parking); passes Hen Gwrt, joins the Three Castles Walk up to White Castle and returns on the Offa's Dyke Path; the Hog's Head pub at Great Treadam Farm is on the route. Free; PDF at https://www.visitmonmouthshire.com/dbimgs/20-llantilio-crossenny-to-white-castle-final.pdf.

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