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Medieval Park Pale, Upsall Estate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, is a linear earthwork consisting of a 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 that would have served the landed interests of a significant estate holder in the region. The pale, as such enclosed parks were termed, functioned both as a practical means of containing deer for hunting and as a visible marker of territorial ownership and status. The earthwork remains a substantial archaeological feature documenting the medieval landscape management and the aristocratic hunting practices that characterised medieval North Yorkshire.
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, North Yorkshire, is a linear earthwork consisting of a 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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