Geograph - photograph every grid square

A fishpond is depicted on the 1st edition OS County series map and the field to the east was called 'Fishpond Meadow'. The pond is roughly square, about 42m across. The drainage channels hint at the former presence of two further ponds. The pond may be connected with the castle and may have formed part of a wider ornamental landscape. Most medieval fish-management sites had multiple ponds, typically two or three, but occasionally up to 12. Islands were common within medieval fishponds and they appear to have sat just above, or below, the surface. The functions of these islands is unclear.