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The deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park are remnants of a medieval or early modern deer park infrastructure in Devon. The surviving sections of pale fencing, constructed from wood and earth banks, represent the boundary demarcation system that would have contained and managed the deer population within the park enclosure. The associated watering pond provided essential water supply for the enclosed deer. These features are characteristic of aristocratic or gentry estates from the medieval period through the early modern era, when deer parks served both economic and prestige functions for landholding families.
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 →
The deer park pales and watering pond at Killerton Park are remnants of a medieval or early modern deer park infrastructure in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017193.
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.
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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