© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Buckland Priory fishponds is a complex of medieval pond earthworks located in Somerset. The fishponds date to the medieval period and represent the aquacultural infrastructure associated with Buckland Priory, a Benedictine religious house. The surviving earthworks comprise a series of dammed pond basins arranged in a linear or cascading pattern, a typical configuration for monastic fisheries designed to support the community's dietary needs. Such fishponds were integral features of the monastic landscape, managed to produce freshwater fish as a protein source for the priory's inhabitants and guests.
Buckland Priory fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006145. View the official record →
Buckland Priory fishponds is a complex of medieval pond earthworks located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006145.
Buckland Priory fishponds is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006145.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy 250m north west of Moredon House (2.8 km), The Chapel, Shearston (3 km), Anglo-Saxon burh at East Lyng (3.2 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Buckland Priory fishponds