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HER Number (PRN):30794
Name:Site of possible fishpond, SE of Wattlesborough Hall and Castle
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

  • FISHPOND? (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1901 AD)

Summary

The site of a possible fishpond recorded from documentary evidence to the immediate SE of Wattleborough Hall and Castle (PRN 18577 & 13191), associated with the formal gardens around the Hall (PRN 07711).

Parish:Alberbury with Cardeston, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ31SE
Grid Reference:SJ 35593 12560

Related records

07711Part of: Wattlesborough Castle Gardens (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA6843 - 2004 DBA and building recording of Wattlesborough Tower, Wattlesborough by R K Morriss & Associates

Description

Fishpond recorded to the south-east of the hall. <1>

This pond, to the SE of the hall, is identified as 'Horse Pool' on the Tithe Map of 1847. <2>

Depicted on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map. <3>

Sources

[01]SSA10241 - Field survey report: Stamper Paul A. 1993. A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Shropshire. SCCAS Rep. 41.
[02]SSA24258 - Field survey report: Morriss Richard K. 2004. Wattlesborough Tower, Wattlesborough, Shropshire: an archaeological and architectural analysis and survey. Mercian Heritage Series. 223. pp.12,13.
[03]SSA20952 - Map: Ordnance Survey. c1899-1903. OS County Series 1:2500 maps (2nd edition) - digital dataset. OS County Series.
Date Last Edited:Jul 1 2022 12:45PM