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Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary west of Cow Green is a linear earthwork forming part of the defensive perimeter of a medieval deer park in Westmorland. The dyke survives as a substantial bank and ditch combination, typical of the boundary works constructed to contain and manage deer within enclosed parkland during the medieval period. Such features represent important evidence of medieval land management practices and the organisational structure of high-status estates, indicating both the economic importance of deer farming and the considerable labour investment required to create and maintain these landscape-defining features.
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary west of Cow Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007593. View the official record →
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary west of Cow Green is a linear earthwork forming part of the defensive perimeter of a medieval deer park in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007593.
Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary west of Cow Green 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 1007593.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 35m east of summit of Long Scar Pike (2.3 km), Ring cairn north-west of Cattle Howe (2.3 km), Round cairn on Howenook Pike (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary west of Cow Green'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 west of Cow Green stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.