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| fish trap, Great Corby | ||
| site name:- | Eden, River | |
| locality:- | Great Corby | |
| civil parish:- | Wetheral (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | fish trap | |
| locality type:- | salmon trap | |
| coordinates:- | NY46855369 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4653 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY45 | |
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 BPG91.jpg From across the river. (taken 30.5.2008) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 24 10) |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Coups / Weir" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "SALMON COOPS TO SOUTH OF CORBY CASTLE / / / WETHERAL / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / I / 77727 / NY4685453687" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Salmon coops. C12, with later repairs, for Wetheral Priory. Structure similar to that of a bridge with 3 splayed cutwater piers of dressed red sandstone and 2 abutments built into the bed and bank of the River Eden, between the east bank and Monk's Island, where the river flows in 2 channels (it is thought that the monks. created the east channel especially to catch salmon, although it could be a natural feature). Between the piers and abutments are a series of wooden pans and sluice-gates, intended for catching salmon going upstream to spawn, which can be cleared by means of trap-doors above; and a cat-walk extending over the piers as a bridge. It is difficult to date any part of this structure, but it could well retain features of a C12 date: documents relating to the Priory include references to the necessary Royal licenses, requires for the strict control of such a structure. After the dissolution, the coops passed to the Howard family of Corby Castle, who still own them and use them occasionally. There is a wooden crane on the bank, which was probably intended for lifting the pens in and out of the water. Illustrated; Country Life, 7 January 1954, p.34." |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Rose 1832-35 (vol.1 no.17) |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, Corby Castle, Cumberland, drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved
by W Floyd, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1832-35. click to enlargePR0007.jpg vol.1 pl.17 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated. The salmon traps on the River Eden in the foreground. printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "T. Allom. / W. Floyd. / CORBY CASTLE, CUMBERLAND. / SEAT OF HENRY HOWARD, ESQ." item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.7 Image © see bottom of page |
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| hearsay:- |
The fish traps are under the 'bridges' connecting the river bank to the artificial
island, built by monks of Wetheral Priory. |
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