Weir On River Skell Approximately 10 Metres East Of The Infirmary At Fountains Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. A Medieval Weir.
Weir On River Skell Approximately 10 Metres East Of The Infirmary At Fountains Abbey
- WRENN ID
- stark-transept-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1986
- Type
- Weir
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SE 2768 9/39
LINDRICK WITH STUDLEY ROYAL AND FOUNTAINS FOUNTAINS LANE (east side, off) Weir on River Skell approximately 10 metres east of the Infirmary at Fountains Abbey
GV II
Weir. Probably medieval, for the monks of Fountains Abbey and possibly rebuilt after 1768 for William Aislabie. Gritstone. Approximately one metre high and 4 metres wide. Sloping ramp of coursed stones, overhanging coping of massive blocks. Sluice on river banks upstream. The north bank of the river, to east of the abbey church, was taken up by the monks' burial ground and the river was channelled under the hall and kitchens of the infirmary. These buildings are thought to have been robbed during the construction of Fountains Hall c1611 (qv) and William Aislabie built a folly near to the channel outlet after 1768 (Walker). The control of the water level at this weir has therefore been important throughout the history of occupation in the valley. R Gilyard-Beer, Fountains Abbey, 1970, p 74. W T C Walker, personal communication.
Listing NGR: SE2762868304
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