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The Monk's Well conduit house is a stone structure located near Monkton Farleigh Manor House in Wiltshire, England. It forms part of the water management infrastructure associated with Monkton Farleigh Priory, a medieval religious house, and reflects the importance of reliable water supply to monastic communities during the medieval period. The conduit house would have functioned as part of a system to distribute water from a natural spring or well to serve the priory's domestic and practical needs. The surviving masonry demonstrates medieval building techniques employed in hydraulic engineering, though the structure has experienced modification and deterioration over subsequent centuries.
The Monk's Well conduit house 280m WNW of Monkton Farleigh Manor House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019385. View the official record →
The Monk's Well conduit house is a stone structure located near Monkton Farleigh Manor House in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019385.
The Monk's Well conduit house 280m WNW of Monkton Farleigh Manor 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 1019385.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Limpley Stoke Bridge (or Stokeford Bridge) (4.9 km), Murhill tramway and wharf (5.3 km), Monastic grange at Barton Farm (5.6 km).
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