Medieval fishpool in W part of Ewenny Priory (house) gardens, Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.488 / 51°29'16"N

Longitude: -3.5692 / 3°34'9"W

OS Eastings: 291142

OS Northings: 177731

OS Grid: SS911777

Mapcode National: GBR HD.KJY2

Mapcode Global: VH5HK.2VYN

Plus Code: 9C3RFCQJ+68

Entry Name: Medieval fishpool in W part of Ewenny Priory (house) gardens

Listing Date: 3 March 1998

Last Amended: 3 March 1998

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19469

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300019469

Location: In the walled garden in the W part of the Priory complex.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Community: Ewenny (Ewenni)

Community: Ewenny

Locality: Ewenny Priory

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Fish pond

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History

Believed to be a medieval fishpool, remodelled later, used for storing fish caught in the Ewenny River.

Exterior

A circular pool of dressed stone, the kerb standing a little above ground surface, with a ramped channel to N. Past exploration has identified a stone basin below the visible courses.

Reasons for Listing

Listed II* as a rare example of a medieval fishpool; group value with other buildings of Ewenny Priory, in particular the N and S Gatehouses, the Garden Wall and the Precinct Walls.

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Other nearby listed buildings

I W Precinct Wall at Ewenny Priory (house)
W of Ewenny Priory and just S of Ewenny River, bordering the lane and now enclosing part of Ewenny Priory (house) garden.
II Garden wall linking N and S Gatehouses at Ewenny Priory (house)
Adjoining inner faces of N and S gatehouses and forming the 4th side of the walled garden within Ewenny Priory grounds.
I S Gatehouse at Ewenny Priory (house)
At the S boundary of Ewenny Priory garden adjoining the parkland S and the precinct wall W.
I N Gatehouse at Ewenny Priory (house)
Facing Abbey Road and Ewenny River, within the Priory complex on NW side.
II Stable Court W Range at Ewenny Priory (house)
Forming the W side of the Stable Court at the entrance to Ewenny Priory (house).
II Garden gateway with gates and attached wall at Ewenny Priory (house)
The gateway forms the entrance to the main garden from the Stable Court at the rear of Ewenny Priory (house).
II* Ewenny Priory Barn
Forming part of the N boundary of Ewenny Priory house courtyard, backing onto to Abbey Road, just S of Ewenny River and W of the Priory.
II Stable Court E Range at Ewenny Priory (house)
On the E side of the Stable Court, backing onto the Priory churchyard wall and adjacent to the W wing of Ewenny Priory (house).

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Medieval fishpool in W part of Ewenny Priory (house) gardens

A Grade II* Listed Building in Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan