Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPost-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park

Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park

England
List entry 1020565
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Boringdon Park is a complex of heritage monuments spanning several centuries of land management and industrial activity in Devon. The site encompasses a post-medieval deer park, which reflects the status and leisure pursuits of its former owners, alongside a medieval fishpond that served both practical and aesthetic functions. An eighteenth-century triumphal arch stands as evidence of landscape design and architectural ambition during the Georgian period, whilst the nineteenth-century lead mine, ore works, and smelt mill demonstrate the site's later industrial exploitation and the extraction and processing of mineral resources. Together, these structures and landscape features document the changing uses and values of Boringdon Park from the medieval period through the nineteenth century.

Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020565. View the official record →

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What is Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park?

Boringdon Park is a complex of heritage monuments spanning several centuries of land management and industrial activity in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020565.

Who is responsible for protecting Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park?

Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon 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 1020565.

What other scheduled monuments are near Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Burrow Hill (5.9 km), Mount Batten: prehistoric and Romano-British settlement (6.6 km), Fort Stamford (6.6 km).

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