Medieval fishpool in W part of Ewenny Priory (house) gardens is a Grade II* listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 3 March 1998. Pool. 1 related planning application.
Medieval fishpool in W part of Ewenny Priory (house) gardens
- WRENN ID
- cold-parapet-wagtail
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Constituency
- Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1998
- Type
- Pool
- OS grid reference
- SS 911 777
- Coordinates
- 51.48802, -3.56927
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The medieval fishpool located in the western part of the gardens of Ewenny Priory is a circular structure made of dressed stone. The edge of the pool rises slightly above the surrounding ground. There is a ramped channel to the north. Previous investigations have revealed a stone basin beneath the visible stone courses.
Local climate
Medieval fishpool in W part of Ewenny Priory (house) gardens sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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