Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPark pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow

Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow

England
List entry 1009324
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009324
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
17.83 hectares
Grid reference
SU 35602 04343, SU 34258 05012
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke is a linear earthwork of medieval date located to the south and west of Furzy Brow in Hampshire. The dyke represents a park boundary, likely associated with land management and estate division during the medieval period. In the same locality, a Bronze Age bowl barrow survives as a burial mound, indicating prehistoric use of the landscape and settlement patterns from the second millennium before Christ. Together these monuments demonstrate the layered archaeological record of the Hampshire landscape, with Bronze Age funerary practices followed by medieval land organisation on the same terrain.

Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009324. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow?

Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke is a linear earthwork of medieval date located to the south and west of Furzy Brow in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009324.

Who is responsible for protecting Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow?

Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow 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 1009324.

What other scheduled monuments are near Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and length of field boundary on Peaked Hill, 440m south-west of East Boldre Vicarage (6.2 km), Two bowl barrows 460m north-west of Norley Inclosure (6.2 km), Bowl barrow 400m north-west of Norley Inclosure (6.3 km).

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This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow

Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Park pale known as Bishop's Dyke, and a Bronze Age bowl barrow, to the south and west of Furzy Brow

WinchesterRoman town · ~17.3 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~21.4 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~21.8 miles