MEM22109 - Medieval boundary bank at Dunster Deer Park (Monument)

Summary

A low bank is possibly medieval in date and may relate to land division before emparkment.

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Type and Period (1)

BOUNDARY BANK? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD? (Possible))

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The bank is visible is aerial photographs from the 1940s. [1] A low stoney bank, 4 metres wide and 0.4 metres high. The eastern end appears to be cut by an internal park wall ditch. The bank is possibly medieval in date and may relate to land division before emparkment. [2]

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SEM6707 Aerial photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 -1948. Vertical Aerial Photography.
<2> SEM7865 Report: Colson Stone. 2011. Dunster Deer Park: Outline landscape and archaeological evaluation. P. 20-21 and Figure 26.

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Grid reference	Centred SS 9926 4170 (48m by 31m)
Map sheet	SS94SE
Civil Parish	DUNSTER, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Mar 3 2020 3:29PM

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