Weir on River Skell c. 10 M E of Infirmary at Fountains Abbey Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, England
Listed Building Data
Weir on River Skell c. 10 M E of Infirmary at Fountains Abbey has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1296240
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 11 June 1986
- Name
- WEIR ON RIVER SKELL APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES EAST OF THE INFIRMARY AT FOUNTAINS ABBEY
- Location
- WEIR ON RIVER SKELL APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES EAST OF THE INFIRMARY AT FOUNTAINS ABBEY, FOUNTAINS LANE
- Parish
- Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains
- District
- Harrogate
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Grid Reference
- SE 27629 68304
- Easting
- 427629.2160
- Northing
- 468304.1240
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
SE 2768 LINDRICK WITH STUDLEY FOUNTAINS LANE ROYAL AND FOUNTAINS (east side, off)
9/39 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: SE2762868307
