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Post medieval fish trap at Wellhouse Bay, near Wellhouse Rock, south of Purton.
County: Gloucestershire
District: FOREST OF DEAN
Parish: LYDNEY
NGR: SO 66 03
Monument Number: 9512
HER 9512 DESCRIPTION:-
Fishtrap at Wellhouse Bay nr Wellhouse Rock. Fishery with 2 stop nets {Source Work 3349.}
"In 1866 the Bathursts' fisheries included six stop nets used in Wellhouse bay." {Source Work 3710.}
No fishtraps are shown in this area on the 1st and 2nd edition OS 25" maps.
Monuments
FISH TRAP(POST MEDIEVAL)
Protection Status
Sources and further reading
2842;McDonnell RRJ & Straker V;1988;Vol:0;
3349;Jenkins JG;1974;Nets and Coracles;Vol:0;
3710;Herbert NM (Ed);1996;The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester;Vol:5;
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Source
Gloucestershire County Council: Historic Environment Record Archive