Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDeer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House

Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House

England
List entry 1020161
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020161
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.52 hectares
Grid reference
SX 58118 53847
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Deer Park Pale is a medieval deer park boundary located approximately 460 metres north-east of Lyneham House in Devon, England. The monument consists of an earthwork pale, a type of fence or barrier constructed to enclose deer within a managed parkland area, dating to the medieval period when such enclosed parks were important components of aristocratic estates. The pale represents the physical infrastructure of medieval land management and demonstrates the historical significance of the locality as part of a substantial landed property. Such monuments are valuable archaeological records of medieval landscape organisation and the exploitation of woodland and grassland resources by the nobility.

Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020161. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House?

Deer Park Pale is a medieval deer park boundary located approximately 460 metres north-east of Lyneham House in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020161.

Who is responsible for protecting Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House?

Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House 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 1020161.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age hillfort known as Wasteberry Camp, medieval deer park and post-medieval warren, 800m north west of Lyneham House (0.9 km), The Goreus Stone, immediately west of St Bartholomew's Church (2.2 km), Three bowl barrows at Creacombe Farm (4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House

Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.