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Park pale at Marwell is a linear earthwork of medieval date, consisting of a substantial bank and ditch that once enclosed a deer park associated with Marwell Manor. The monument runs north-west from the manor and survives as a prominent archaeological feature in the Hampshire landscape, preserving evidence of the landscape management practices characteristic of high medieval aristocratic estates. Such pales were constructed to contain and manage deer herds kept for hunting and food supply, representing an important use of land by the feudal elite during the medieval period. The earthwork remains a significant physical testament to medieval hunting culture and the organisation of the manorial economy in Hampshire.
Park pale at Marwell, 250m north-west of Marwell Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012198. View the official record →
Park pale at Marwell is a linear earthwork of medieval date, consisting of a substantial bank and ditch that once enclosed a deer park associated with Marwell Manor. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012198.
Park pale at Marwell, 250m north-west of Marwell Manor 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 1012198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park pale at Marwell, 400m west of Marwell Manor (0.3 km), Moated site at Marwell Manor (0.3 km), Park pale at Marwell, south-east of Cowleaze Copse (0.7 km).
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