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The site of a medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, located 170 metres south west of How Hill Farm in Yorkshire, is an ancient monument comprising remains of a small religious building and associated defensive or demarcating earthwork dating to the medieval period. The chapel represents evidence of religious settlement or worship within the landscape of the Fountains Abbey estate, whilst the park pale—a boundary bank or fence—testifies to the medieval practice of enclosing deer parks for hunting and estate management. The earthwork remains survive as archaeological features that contribute to understanding the medieval organisation and infrastructure of the Fountains Abbey lands. The monument's official designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in Yorkshire.
Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020119. View the official record →
The site of a medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, located 170 metres south west of How Hill Farm in Yorkshire, is an ancient monument comprising remains of a small religious building and associated defensive or demarcating earthwork dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020119.
Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm 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 1020119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah (0.6 km), Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House (1 km), Medieval deer park pale surrounding Fountains Park (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.