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Hen Gwrt Moated Site
  • Hen Gwrt Moated Site
  • Hen Gwrt Moated Site

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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.

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Map & Directions

Road Directions

Hen Gwrt is at Llantilio Crossenny 7 miles (11.3km) east of Abergavenny adjoining the B4233. Travelling from the Abergavenny direction, continue past the village sign and a crossroads and the site is just after the next junction on the left.

Accessible by Public Transport: Abergavenny station is 9 miles away.

Hen Gwrt Moated Site (Cadw)

Type:Historic Site

Llantilio Crossenny, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 8TD
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Tel0300 025 6000

Awards

  • Visit WalesCadw Welsh Government Cadw Welsh Government 2016

Opening Times

Season (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024)

* Daily 10.00am - 4.00pm. Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January.
Last admission 30 minutes before closing.

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