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'''Priest Pot''' is a small tarn at the northern end of [[Esthwaite Water]], a short distance south-east of [[Hawkshead]]. It was once part of the larger lake formation of Esthwaite before is was cut off by alluvial deposits from [[Black Beck]], and other natural processes (see formation). This ultimately kick-started the development of the carr (wetland area) that now completely surrounds this tarn.<ref name="blair42">{{blair-2003|42}}</ref> |
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It is possible this tarn was used as a fishery by the residents of Hawkshead Hall, just north of the village, and later by the monks of Furness Abbey.<ref>{{whaley|268}}</ref> The monks had built a 'grange' here and more than likely used the tarn as a fishpond or stewpond,<ref>[https://www.hawkshead-village.co.uk/?HAWKSHEAD:History_of_Hawkshead Hawkshead Village] Accessed 7 July, 2023.</ref> which is simply a place to keep live fish in readiness for cooking. Several hundred years ago the pond would have looked very different, probably slightly bigger, and the shoreline easier to access. |
It is possible this tarn was used as a fishery by the residents of Hawkshead Hall, just north of the village, and later by the monks of Furness Abbey.<ref>{{whaley|268}}</ref> The monks had built a 'grange' here and more than likely used the tarn as a fishpond or stewpond,<ref>[https://www.hawkshead-village.co.uk/?HAWKSHEAD:History_of_Hawkshead Hawkshead Village] Accessed 7 July, 2023.</ref> which is simply a place to keep live fish in readiness for cooking. Several hundred years ago the pond would have looked very different, probably slightly bigger, and the shoreline easier to access. |
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Priest Pot has developed over a long period time into what is called a {{w1|hydrosere}}. This is the natural process of plant succession, the changing from one state to another. In this case flora plays a part in transforming an area of fresh water into marshland. What was once open water will eventually dry out and becoming woodland.<ref name="hydrosere">{{w1|Hydrosere}} Wikipedia. Accessed 7 July, 2023.</ref> Part of this process occurs when "silt washed in by streams....gets trapped in the roots of the common reed, gradually transforming open water into marsh. Storm-blown debris from reed beds along the lake shore, driven northwards by the prevailing wind into the narrowing neck of the lake, may have played a part in sealing off the embryo tarn. Grasses, shrubs, willow and alder would eventually have gained a foothold in the advancing marsh to form the carr."<ref name="blair42"/> There are several stages for the completion of this process: phytoplankton → submerged → floating → reed swap → sedge-meadow → woodland → climax. This final stage could be forest if humid, grassland if sub-humid, and desert if arid or semi-arid.<ref name="hydrosere"/> |
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