Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park

Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park

England
List entry 1017193
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017193
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.88 hectares
Grid reference
SS 96959 00506, SS 97207 00541
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park is a medieval and early modern monument comprising remnants of the physical infrastructure that served the deer park associated with the Killerton estate in Devon. The surviving sections of pale fencing, which would have enclosed the deer park and controlled the movement of animals within it, date to the medieval period and later, reflecting the successive management of the park over centuries. The watering pond represents an essential feature of park management, providing water for the enclosed deer herd. These elements collectively demonstrate the practical arrangements required to maintain a functioning deer park, an important resource for the gentry and nobility that combined hunting and landscape management.

Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017193. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park?

Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park is a medieval and early modern monument comprising remnants of the physical infrastructure that served the deer park associated with the Killerton estate in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017193.

Who is responsible for protecting Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park?

Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton 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 1017193.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road (9 km), Underground passages (9.1 km), Roman, Anglo Saxon and medieval defences called collectively Exeter City Walls (9.1 km).

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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park

Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic lava.

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Around Sections of two deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park

ExeterRoman town · ~5.9 miles