Record Details
| MonUID: | MST857 |
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| HER Number: | 00857 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Park Pool, Tixall Park |
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Summary
A large fishpond located in Tixall park. The pond is still full of water.
Monument Type(s):
- FISHPOND (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD? to 1485 AD?)
Protected Status:
Full description
A large fishpond, still water-filled, formed by constructing a massive pond bay across the valley of a stream. The (?) side of the pond bay has a masonry revetment and there is a small, circular artificial island at the north-west end of the pond (V. J. Burton). <1>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SE - 12.3 (689) (V.J.Burton - Field Inspector). |
Related records
| 20736 | Part of: Tixall Park (Monument) |
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