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Fishpond complex, 260 metres east of Castle Farm, is a medieval fishpond system associated with the adjacent castle settlement in Warwickshire. The complex comprises earthwork features typical of manorial fishpond construction, reflecting the importance of freshwater fish as a protein source for the castle's inhabitants during the medieval period. Such ponds were characteristically engineered with damming and water management systems to maintain stocks of carp and other species. The site survives as earthwork remains that contribute to understanding the economic and domestic infrastructure of the castle estate.
Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007719. View the official record →
Fishpond complex, 260 metres east of Castle Farm, is a medieval fishpond system associated with the adjacent castle settlement in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007719.
Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm 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 1007719.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm (2.9 km), Goodrest Lodge: a double moated site with fishponds (3.1 km), Beausale camp, a multivallate hillfort (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm'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.
Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.