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Park pale at Marwell is a linear earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch that formerly enclosed a medieval deer park. The monument dates from the medieval period and represents the physical infrastructure of aristocratic hunting and game management practised by the landowning classes. The earthwork survives as an upstanding feature in the landscape north of Thistle Ridge Farm, forming part of the wider system of pale fencing that demarcated the park boundary. Such pale systems were characteristic of medieval parks throughout southern England, serving both practical and symbolic functions in demonstrating elite control over land and resources.
Park pale at Marwell, north of Thistle Ridge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017607. View the official record →
Park pale at Marwell 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 1017607.
Park pale at Marwell, north of Thistle Ridge Farm 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 1017607.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park pale at Marwell, south-east of Cowleaze Copse (1.1 km), Moated site at Marwell Manor (1.2 km), Park pale at Marwell, 250m north-west of Marwell Manor (1.4 km).
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