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| HER Number | MWB1544 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Possible fishponds at Hamstead Marshall deserted settlement |
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Summary
Part of SM 19010/01. A spring-fed pond and another dry hollow that may be former fishponds.
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 1007924: MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLES, FISHPONDS, DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE AND MANOR SITE NE OF ST MARY'S CHURCH
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 1000525: Hamstead Marshall Park
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01040.03.000
Monument Type(s):
- FISHPOND? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full Description
<1> At the head of the narrow valley formed between the spurs upon which two mottes were built, is a spring-fed, rectangular pond measuring 69m by 20m and 1.5m deep. A second, now dry, hollow to the immediate north, measuring 32m by 14m and 0.5m deep, may represent a similar pond. Together these may represent fishponds associated with the medieval complex.
These are separate from another set of fishponds further east within Hamstead Marshall park, but not within the scheduled area.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). Schedule of Monuments. [Unpublished document / SWB12738] |
| <02> | RCHME. 1989. A Descriptive Account of Earthworks in the Garden and Neighbourhood of North Lodge, Hamstead Marshall parish, Berkshire. WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB13946] |
| <03> | Bowden, Mark, Mackay, D & Topping, P. 1989. Earthwork castles and settlement at Hamstead Marshall, Berkshire. [Article in monograph / SWB12812] |
Related Monuments
| MWB1541 | HAMSTEAD MARSHALL PARK - Medieval Village core (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB422 | Survey of earthworks at Hamstead Marshall |
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