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
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England
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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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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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