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Fishponds, located 250 metres north west of Walwick Grange Farm near Hexham in Northumberland, is a series of medieval water management features. The site comprises a series of interconnected pond systems, characteristic of medieval monastic or manorial agricultural practice, likely dating to the medieval period. Such fishponds were constructed to supply fresh fish to religious houses or elite households during the middle ages, serving both practical subsistence and status purposes. The monument survives as earthwork remains and represents the physical infrastructure of medieval estate management in the northern English landscape.
Fishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008427. View the official record →
Fishponds, located 250 metres north west of Walwick Grange Farm near Hexham in Northumberland, is a series of medieval water management features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008427.
Fishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange 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 1008427.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange (0.9 km), Hillfort on Warden Hill, 1km north-west of High Warden (1.4 km), Defended settlement on Wall Crags (1.6 km).
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