Ravensworth, fish ponds
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
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Two large fish ponds (lakes to be more accurate) with islands in the centre.
Easting
422820
Northing
559290
Grid Reference
NZ422820559290
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