Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
DE224
Name
Fishponds at Esp Hill
Date of Designation
24/10/1979
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Holt
Easting
340447
Northing
353863
Broad Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type
Fishpond
Period
Medieval
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of a fishpond, used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish, dating to the medieval or post-medieval period. Two large earthwork banks upto 1.5m high run north-south with smaller divisions at right angles. Recent drainage ditches cut across part of the site suggest that the clay linings of the ponds are intact.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval or post-medieval maritime agricultural practices. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.