Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
19469
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/03/1998
Date of Amendment
03/03/1998
Name of Property
Medieval fishpool in W part of Ewenny Priory (house) gardens
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Ewenny
Town
Locality
Ewenny Priory
Easting
291142
Northing
177731
Street Side
Location
In the walled garden in the W part of the Priory complex.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
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.
Interior
Reason for designation
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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