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Fishpond is a medieval fishpond located in Dorset, England. The monument represents a form of aquaculture infrastructure that was commonly constructed on monastic and aristocratic estates from the twelfth century onwards to provide a reliable freshwater source of fish for the table. The site survives as an earthwork feature with characteristic banks and an associated water management system. Such fishponds constitute important archaeological evidence of medieval land use, estate management, and food production practices in England.
Fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005578. View the official record →
Fishpond is a medieval fishpond located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005578.
Fishpond 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 1005578.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval standing cross 320m east of St Andrew's Church (4.2 km), The earthwork remains of a turf mizmaze 250m south east of White Hall Farm (4.6 km), Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages (8.1 km).
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