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Three fishponds at Winslade is a complex of medieval fishponds located in Devon, England. The site comprises three interconnected water features that served the practical purpose of fish farming, a common agricultural enterprise on manorial estates during the medieval period. Such fishponds represented significant investment in land management and provided a reliable source of protein for the household or community they served. The ponds remain visible as earthwork features in the landscape, preserving evidence of medieval rural economy and estate organisation.
Three fishponds at Winslade is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017979. View the official record →
Three fishponds at Winslade is a complex of medieval fishponds located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017979.
Three fishponds at Winslade 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 1017979.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 600m and 750m west of Wrangworthy cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (1.4 km), Bowl barrow 130m north of Wrangworthy Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (1.4 km), Four bowl barrows 110m and 360m west of Wrangworthy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three fishponds at Winslade'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.
Three fishponds at Winslade stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.