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Deer park north and north west of Dartington Hall is an ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval deer park situated in the landscape surrounding Dartington Hall near Totnes in Devon. The park represents the characteristic landscape management practices of the late medieval period, when such enclosed deer parks served both as a resource for hunting and venison production and as a marker of aristocratic status and landholding. The surviving earthworks include boundary features and internal divisions that reflect the original layout and management of the park. The monument dates from the medieval period and is associated with the development of the Dartington estate under its successive medieval proprietors.
Deer park north and north west of Dartington Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020870. View the official record →
Deer park north and north west of Dartington Hall is an ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval deer park situated in the landscape surrounding Dartington Hall near Totnes in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020870.
Deer park north and north west of Dartington Hall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020870.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Totnes Castle (2.9 km), Totnes Priory (3 km), Immersion bath associated with Leechwell holy well, 40m north east of Leechwell Cottage (3.2 km).
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