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Medieval Park Pale, Upsall Estate, Thirsk is a linear earthwork consisting of a substantial bank and ditch that formerly enclosed a medieval deer park. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the physical boundary infrastructure of a park management system typical of the high medieval landscape. The pale survives as an archaeological feature within the Upsall Estate and constitutes evidence of the organised exploitation of game lands by a feudal landowner. Such park pales were characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries and served both practical and symbolic functions within the medieval aristocratic economy.
Medieval Park Pale, Upsall Estate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010804. View the official record →
Medieval Park Pale, Upsall Estate, Thirsk is a linear earthwork consisting of a substantial bank and ditch that formerly enclosed a medieval deer park. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010804.
Medieval Park Pale, Upsall Estate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire. 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 1010804.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A moated site 100m east of St Mary Magdalene's Church (4.5 km), Medieval moated grange 160m south east of The Grange (4.6 km), Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle (4.8 km).
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