Information for record number MWA8918:
Fishpond at Harbury House

Summary A circular fishpond survives as an earthwork in the grounds of Harbury House, Harbury. The date of the fishpond is unknown.
What Is It?  
Type: Fishpond
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Harbury
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 60
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A site visit as part of Planning Application No SO1/01660/FUL identified this monument as being the site of a former circular fishpond with a central mound. The earthworks were in an excellent state of preservation and perhaps should be considered for Scheduling. The interpretation as a fishpond is more likely than a Saxon fortification (see MWA 4617).
2 The location of the earthworks are shown on the Ordnance Survey 6" second edition map of 1906.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Annotated Map
Author/originator: Hill P
Date: 2001
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Glossary

 
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technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument FORTIFICATION * A usually permanent defensive work. Use specific type where known. back
monument MOUND * A natural or artificial elevation of earth or stones, such as the earth heaped upon a grave. Use more specific type where known. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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