Eccles House, Fish Pond
Fishpond (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Eccles House, Fish Pond
Classification Fishpond (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 58546
Site Number NT74SE 6.02
NGR NT 763 411
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/58546
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Eccles
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
The oval fishpond in the grounds of Eccles House dates from between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, when a convent stood on this site.
Fishponds were used for the rearing and storing of fish, providing a valuable source of food.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NT74SE 6.02 763 411.
The fish pond of Eccles priory is situated within the grounds of Eccles House (NT 763 411).
Fasti Eccles Scot, H Scott ed. et al 1950.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
