Many monasteries were endowed with extensive properties to provide sustenance and income for the community. And as they were often wealthier than secular landlords, they were able to make major changes to the surrounding landscape. James Bond reconstructs, among other features, the towns, villages, agriculture, fisheries, and quarries all influenced by monastic power. Many monasteries were endowed with extensive properties, to provide sustenance and income for the community; and as they were often wealthier than secular landlords, they were able to make major changes to the surrounding landscape. James Bond reconstructs, among other features, the towns, villages, agriculture, fisheries and quarries all influenced by monastic power. James Bond is a freelance landscape archaeologist and teaches part–time at the University of Bristol.