Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDeer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice

Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice

England
List entry 1019952
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Deer Park Pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice is a medieval deer park boundary earthwork located in Dorset, England. The pale consists of a substantial linear bank and ditch system that once enclosed an area of woodland managed for the hunting and husbandry of deer, a resource reserved for aristocratic landholders during the medieval period. The monument survives as a landscape feature within the named coppices, where the bank-and-ditch construction remains visible as an archaeological trace of the park's perimeter. Dating to the medieval period, this pale represents a significant form of land management and social division characteristic of the high and later Middle Ages, when such enclosed parks were markers of wealth, status and territorial control.

Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019952. View the official record →

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What is Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice?

Deer Park Pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice is a medieval deer park boundary earthwork located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019952.

Who is responsible for protecting Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice?

Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice 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 1019952.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp, forts and a vexillation fortress 240m north of Lake Farm (8.9 km), Roman camp, forts and a vexillation fortress 240m north of Lake Farm (8.9 km), The Henbury Barrow, a bowl barrow 800m west of Henbury Hall (9 km).

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