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Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins Scar is a linear earthwork forming part of the perimeter of a medieval deer park in the parish of Westmorland, England. The dyke represents a physical manifestation of the late medieval period's organised landscape management, when deer parks served as prestigious resources for noble and gentry landholding. The structure, identified through both archaeological survey and topographical analysis, survives as an elevated bank or ditch system characteristic of medieval park boundaries, which functioned to contain deer and demarcate territorial ownership. This monument contributes to the archaeological evidence of upland pastoral organisation and the exercise of feudal privileges within the wider landscape of northern England during the medieval period.
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins Scar is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008145. View the official record →
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins Scar is a linear earthwork forming part of the perimeter of a medieval deer park in the parish of Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008145.
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins Scar 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 1008145.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn north-west of Cattle Howe (1.6 km), Round cairn 460m NNE of Broadfell (1.9 km), Round cairn on Howenook Pike (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins Scar's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins Scar stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.