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Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park is an ancient monument comprising a substantial earthwork boundary that once enclosed part of the Hursley estate in Hampshire. The pale consists of a bank and ditch system that demarcates the limits of a medieval deer park, a landscape feature typical of aristocratic and manorial estates during the medieval period. The surviving sections of the earthwork preserve evidence of the park's former extent and the management practices associated with maintaining enclosed hunting grounds for the resident lords. The pale represents an important surviving example of medieval park infrastructure in the Hampshire landscape, illustrating the scale and investment required to sustain such prestigious amenities during the medieval period.
Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019124. View the official record →
Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park is an ancient monument comprising a substantial earthwork boundary that once enclosed part of the Hursley estate in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019124.
Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park 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 1019124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Merdon Castle (0.5 km), Roman villa N of Fernhill Farm (4.1 km), Two bowl barrows 200m north of Attwoods Drove Farm (4.3 km).
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