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Two fishponds in Oddens Wood is an ancient monument consisting of two man-made water features located in Dorset. The ponds date to the medieval period and represent evidence of medieval aquacultural practice, when artificial fishponds were constructed as valuable resources for protein production on estates. The ponds retain their basic structural form, with banks and water-retaining characteristics visible in the landscape. Such fishponds were typically associated with manorial settlements and monastic establishments, serving both practical and status-affirming purposes within the medieval economy.
Two fishponds in Oddens Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015696. View the official record →
Two fishponds in Oddens Wood is an ancient monument consisting of two man-made water features located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015696.
Two fishponds in Oddens Wood 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 1015696.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Peter's Abbey (0.3 km), St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill (0.6 km), Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice (0.9 km).
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