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The Medieval dyke forming part of a deer park boundary on Hazel Moor is a scheduled ancient monument situated in Westmorland, comprising earthwork remains of medieval date associated with the management and enclosure of parkland. The dyke represents the physical infrastructure of a deer park, a status symbol and resource of medieval landholding that required substantial boundary works to contain the deer population. The site also encompasses two medieval shielings, which were seasonal pastoral shelters used during transhumance practices when livestock was moved to upland grazing grounds. Together, these features document the medieval exploitation and organisation of moorland landscape in the region, combining the aristocratic pursuit of deer hunting with the pastoral economy that sustained rural communities in northern England.
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007597. View the official record →
The Medieval dyke forming part of a deer park boundary on Hazel Moor is a scheduled ancient monument situated in Westmorland, comprising earthwork remains of medieval date associated with the management and enclosure of parkland.
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielings 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 1007597.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn north-west of Cattle Howe (1.3 km), Round cairn on Howenook Pike (1.5 km), Round cairn 460m NNE of Broadfell (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielings'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 on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielings stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.