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Buckland Priory fishponds is a series of medieval ponds located near Buckland in Somerset, England. The ponds date from the medieval period and represent the practical water management infrastructure associated with the priory establishment at this location. Fishponds were essential to monastic economies, providing a reliable source of protein in the form of freshwater fish, particularly carp and pike. The surviving earthworks of the pond system demonstrate the sophisticated engineering capabilities of medieval religious communities and their investment in agricultural resource management.
Buckland Priory fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006145. View the official record →
Buckland Priory fishponds is a series of medieval ponds located near Buckland in Somerset, England. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Buckland Priory fishponds's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Buckland Priory fishponds stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.