Monument record 589/6/3 - Medieval Fishpond

Medieval fishponds, comprising two rectangular ponds, lie to the east of the castle and Manor Farm.

{1} Fishponds (SP 579549; Fig 128), just below the spring-line at the foot of the steep slope E of the castle (1) and Manor Farm, on clay at 137 m above OD. They consist of two rectangular ponds, each with an earthen dam at least 1.5 m high at its E end. The ponds have been deepened so they have steep sides and flat bottoms; uneven mounds to the N are probably the original spoil. Within the E pond there is a long narrow island about 1 m high with a mound rising to 1.5 m. high at its W end.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 165/Site 5 (Series). SNN77381.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<3> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889747 (Archive). SNN112900.

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Feb 4 2025 7:56PM