Hen Gwrt Medieval Moated Site, Llantilio Crossenny, near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire NP7 8TB

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Brief description

https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/hen-gwrt-medieval-moated-site

"A well-preserved moat protecting a vanished manor

Some things look better from a vantage point up, up and away than from the ground. Hen Gwrt is surely one. If you could view it from above, you’d see with definitive clarity the neat, square outline of what was probably a medieval manorial site. The manor has long gone, but its square-sided moat remains, surprising well preserved.

Hen Gwrt (‘The Old Court’) probably belonged to the bishops of Llandaff in the 13th and 14th centuries, and was later used as a hunting lodge."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen_Gwrt_Moated_Site

2025: "The site comprises an island, rectangular in plan, and measuring 39m by 45m.[7] The island is completely surrounded by a moat, giving dimensions of 72.5m by 76m overall,[7] and is connected by a modern bridge over the moat, although a beam from the original bridge survives.[3] The site offers no natural defences, and the platform within the moat has not been raised, suggesting that the moat was not intended to serve a serious defensive purpose.[4]

Describing Hen Gwrt in his 2016 walking guide Offa's Dyke Pass, Mike Dunn writes; "the moat is clogged with bulrushes but still very picturesque and the site is open and grassy."[14] "

Address

Hen Gwrt Moated Site

Llantilio Crossenny

Abergavenny

NP7 8TB

Email

Phone

Website

https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/hen-gwrt-medieval-moated-site

Directions

RailBike

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

2026: "1st April - 31st March

Open all year — during reasonable daylight hours"

Transport

For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info

Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000

Amenities

Dogs on short leads welcome to access ground floor levels of the site.