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Walcot ornamental fishponds and garden earthworks is a scheduled ancient monument in Oxfordshire comprising a complex of medieval and post-medieval landscape features. The site consists of a series of fishponds, water management features, and associated earthworks that reflect the deliberate shaping of the landscape for both practical and aesthetic purposes. These features date primarily to the medieval period, with evidence of later modification and use extending into the early modern era. The fishponds represent the agricultural and economic importance of managed water features on substantial estates, while the garden earthworks indicate the development of ornamental landscapes characteristic of high-status properties during this time.
Walcot ornamental fishponds and garden earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020972. View the official record →
Walcot ornamental fishponds and garden earthworks is a scheduled ancient monument in Oxfordshire comprising a complex of medieval and post-medieval landscape features.
Walcot ornamental fishponds and garden earthworks 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 1020972.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church (5.4 km), Pair of bowl barrows immediately south of Blindwell Wood (5.5 km), Earthwork at Lowbarrow Farm (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Walcot ornamental fishponds and garden earthworks'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.
Walcot ornamental fishponds and garden earthworks stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.