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John of Gaunt's Deer Park Pale is a medieval earthwork located in Hampshire, consisting of a substantial bank and ditch that formerly enclosed a deer park. Constructed in the fourteenth century during the tenure of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the pale represents a significant investment in landscape management and the assertion of aristocratic hunting rights. The surviving earthwork demonstrates the scale of medieval deer park creation, a practice undertaken by the nobility to establish enclosed hunting grounds. The monument remains a notable example of medieval park pale construction in southern England.
John of Gaunt's Deer Park Pale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003787. View the official record →
John of Gaunt's Deer Park Pale is a medieval earthwork located in Hampshire, consisting of a substantial bank and ditch that formerly enclosed a deer park. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003787.
John of Gaunt's Deer Park Pale 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 1003787.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Parnholt Wood (4.1 km), Ashley Wood camp (4.5 km), Bowl barrow on Ashley Down Plantation, 1010m south west of Forest of Bere Farm (4.9 km).
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