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Dowlais Brook Stream/Fishponds

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 12224g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Caerleon
Unitary authority : Newport
NGR : ST315926
Site Type (preferred type first) : MEDIEVAL FISHPOND

Summary :
Dowlais Brook forms the southern boundary of the abbey site (and probably of the precinct). There are two fishponds indicated along the course of the stream on the tithe map with a number of weirs upstream

Description :
Dowlais Brook forms the southern boundary of the abbey site (and probably of the precinct). There are two fishponds indicated along the course of the stream on the tithe map with a number of weirs upstream (Procter 2018). Associated with Llantarnam Abbey.


Sources :
Procter, E. , 2018 , The topographical legacy of the medieval monastery: evolving perceptions and realities of monastic landscapes in the southern Welsh Marches

Events :

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 12213g
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 00624g

Compiled date : 02-04-2020


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