Ravensworth, fish ponds

HER Number:
12020

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Ravensworth, fish ponds

Place:
Ravensworth

Map Sheet:
NZ25NW

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Pond

Site Type: Specific:
Fishpond

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Two large fish ponds (lakes to be more accurate) with islands in the centre.

Easting:
2282

Northing:
5929

Grid Reference:
NZ22825929

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Ravensworth Conservation Area, p 62; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2006, Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead; North of England Civic Trust, 2008, Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead, Conservation Plan