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Monument Number 558355
Hob Uid: 558355
Location : North Yorkshire Craven Bolton Abbey
Grid Ref : SE0730053900
Summary : Medieval fishponds are visible as earthworks on air photographs. Within the southern part of the precinct of Bolton Priory there are the earthwork remains of three large tanks with associated leats and channels. These earthworks were originally thought to be fishponds but have now been interpreted as the remains of tanning pits which are known from documentary sources to have existed at the priory. Scheduled.
More information : (Centred SE 073 540) Fish Ponds (NR) (1) two fish ponds - 'A' (SE 0728 5400) with average depth of 1.5m and 'B'(SE 0732 5396) with average depth of 1.4m. Retaining bank appears to be contemporary with construction of pond. The published survey (25") of the fishponds has been revised.(1-3) (See survey with SE 05 SE 1) A third fishpond, centred at SE 0735 5402, is visible as an earthwork on air photographs. This feature is roughly 29m square and has a leat running from its southern side into a small issue. It is possible that this too can be revised as a tanning pit, however further investigation would be required. Tanks 'A' and 'B' (mentioned above) have been sketch plotted by the Dales NMP Project. More recently they have been mapped at 1:10000 scale for the Lower Wharfedale NMP Project. (4)

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Source details : OS 25" 1909
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Source details : F1 RL 13 12 64
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Source details : 03-Jul-97
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : YDP SE0753/2 (13221/10A) 21-NOV-1986
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : 1155 to 1539
Monument End Date : 1539
Monument Start Date : 1155
Monument Type : Tanning Pit, Leat, Water Channel, Fishpond
Evidence : Earthwork

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : NY 610
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 28252
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 05 SE 17
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1989-01-01
End Date : 1992-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-03-04
End Date : 2004-11-09

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 558355