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The medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House in Yorkshire constitute a scheduled ancient monument reflecting the agricultural and subsistence practices of monastic communities during the medieval period. These earthwork features, comprising a series of interconnected or sequential pond basins, represent the deliberate management of water resources for the farming of freshwater fish, a significant protein source for religious houses. The fishponds date to the medieval period when monasteries routinely constructed such facilities as part of their broader estate infrastructure. The physical remains survive as distinctive linear or stepped earthworks, preserving evidence of medieval engineering and the economic organisation of monastic landholding.
Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018691. View the official record →
The medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House in Yorkshire constitute a scheduled ancient monument reflecting the agricultural and subsistence practices of monastic communities during the medieval period.
Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House 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 1018691.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval deer park pale surrounding Fountains Park (0.4 km), Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm (1 km), Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House'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.
Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.