Fishpond Retaining Walls Approximately 150 Metres to South East of West Molland House is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1988. Retaining walls.
Fishpond Retaining Walls Approximately 150 Metres to South East of West Molland House
- WRENN ID
- sharp-hammer-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1988
- Type
- Retaining walls
- OS grid reference
- SS 794 283
- Coordinates
- 51.04174, -3.72066
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fishpond retaining walls, located approximately 150 metres southeast of West Molland House, are likely from the early 18th century. They are constructed from coursed stone rubble, with some sections laid vertically and unmortared. The structure consists of a series of three irregularly-shaped fishponds that are divided by dams, situated below a spring in the valley southeast of West Molland Barton. The ponds feature unmortared retaining walls, while a mortared rubble retaining wall supports the bank behind the ponds. One of the ponds includes a small island. Although the retaining walls probably date to the 18th century, it is likely that the fishponds themselves are much older, possibly dating back to the 16th century.
Local climate
Fishpond Retaining Walls Approximately 150 Metres to South East of West Molland House receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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