HER Number:

   1973 - MCH1407 

Site Name:

   Moated site 180m West of Fir Tree Farm 

Record Type:

   Monument

Medieval Moated site consists of earthwork platform 63m by 47m, defined within a dry moat 15m wide and up to 1.5m deep, with a possible entrance causeway across the south-east arm. Still considerable bank and ditch on the west and south, but much spread by continuous ploughing.

This medieval moated site is thought to have been the site of the manor house of Marlston, but it is not depicted or shown as occupied on early maps, thus suggesting early abandonment.

In 2015 a geophysical survey of the moat and its surrounding area detected the ditch of the moat and also anomalies within the moat which may represent buried building remains. An archaeological evaluation in 2019 took place on land to the west of Wrexham Road, just to the south-east of the moat.

The excavation recovered a small amount of medieval pottery, along with a glazed floor tile which may indicate the presence of a high status building close by, potentially significant given the proximity of the moat