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The Reins medieval deer park boundary is a scheduled ancient monument located within Park Ends and Oaktree Wood in Yorkshire. The site comprises an earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch that formerly enclosed a medieval deer park, reflecting the aristocratic hunting practices and land management systems of the medieval period. The boundary earthwork survives as a substantial linear feature visible within the woodland landscape, demonstrating the physical infrastructure required to contain and manage deer herds on substantial estates. Such deer parks were characteristic of the medieval and early post-medieval periods, functioning as prestigious symbols of lordly status and providing an important food resource alongside their role in recreational hunting.
The Reins medieval deer park boundary within Park Ends and Oaktree Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019864. View the official record →
The Reins medieval deer park boundary is a scheduled ancient monument located within Park Ends and Oaktree Wood in Yorkshire.
The Reins medieval deer park boundary within Park Ends and Oaktree Wood 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 1019864.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Walkington cross (3.7 km), Three round barrows 800m north east of Littlewood Lodge (3.9 km), Four round barrows 780m north east of Littlewood Lodge (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Reins medieval deer park boundary within Park Ends and Oaktree Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Reins medieval deer park boundary within Park Ends and Oaktree Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.