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| Name: | Pond earthworks south of the church, Houghton on the Hill |
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| HER Ref: | MLE21529 |
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| Parish: | Houghton on the Hill, Harborough, Leicestershire |
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| Grid Reference: | SK 6769 0313 |
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| Map: | Coming soon |
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Monument Types
- POND (Late Medieval to Early Post-medieval - 1350 AD? to 1699 AD?)
Summary
There are earthworks of bank/ditches in this field, clearly visible on 1988 oblique photos. They appear to be a dam and other earthworks relating to water management.
Additional Information
The site was visited on 18th December 2014 by RF Hartley. At some date a substantial earth dam, up to 2m in height, was constructed across the stream (on the south-west side of the site) to form a pond. A by-pass channel on the south-east side allowed for the pond to be drained periodically. On the slope above the bypass channel is an area surrounded on three sides with a ditch and hedge and containing faint earthworks.
<1> Finn, Neil, 2015, Historic environment desk-based assessment for land off School Lane, Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire (Unpublished document). SLE4584.
Photographs of the site visit on 18th December 2014 were taken by Neil Finn.
<2> Hartley, RF, 2018, The medieval earthworks of south and south-east Leicestershire, p153 (Bibliographic reference). SLE5736.
"A short distance downstream there is a substantial earthen dam (d), which would have retained a pool of water extending approximately to the dotted line (e). The pond had a by-pass channel (f) allowing it to be drained when required, and east of this is a rectangular embanked enclosure (g) with faint earthworks… The hollow way (a) was replaced, probably in the 19th century, by a track (m-m-m), apparently to allow the creation of a small sub-circular pond (n). The fish pond probably dates from the 15th-17th century period, while the small pond (m) seems to have been created in the 19th century, after the abandonment of the original large pond."
Sources
| <1> | Unpublished document: Finn, Neil. 2015. Historic environment desk-based assessment for land off School Lane, Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Hartley, RF. 2018. The medieval earthworks of south and south-east Leicestershire. p153. |
Associated Finds
Designations
- SHINE: Medieval ridge and furrow earthworks, Houghton on the Hill
- Conservation Area: Houghton on the Hill
Associated Images
Pond earthworks south of the church (unknown date)
© LCC
Houghton on the Hill (1980)
© LCC
Pond earthworks S of the church (unknown date)
© LCC
Medieval pond earthworks, Houghton (1988)
© Unknown
Medieval pond earthworks, Houghton (1988)
© Unknown
RFH plan of earthworks at Houghton on the Hill
© Leicestershire County CouncilSearch results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.