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Poundisford Park pale is a medieval deer park boundary that survives as an earthwork in Somerset. The pale, which comprises a ditch and bank, demarcates the perimeter of what was a designed landscape for the hunting and management of deer, a pursuit associated with aristocratic landholding in the medieval period. The monument dates to the medieval era and represents a characteristic feature of the organized recreational and economic use of land by the nobility. The earthwork remains visible in the landscape as evidence of medieval park construction and management practices.
Poundisford Park pale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002957. View the official record →
Poundisford Park pale is a medieval deer park boundary that survives as an earthwork in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002957.
Poundisford Park pale 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 1002957.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform (3.6 km), Borough Bank, a section of medieval town defences 70m north of St Mary Magdalene Church (3.8 km), Two groups of World War II pillboxes in the north eastern and north western sectors of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren (5.3 km).
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