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Record Details

HER Number:05038
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible-Medieval Deer Park Boundary, Balby Carr

Summary

Possible boundary associated with Draw Dykes moated manor

Grid Reference:SE 580 006
Map Sheet:SE50SE
Parish:DONCASTER CENTRAL, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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Associated Finds:

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    • Full Description

    <1/2> Ditch identified by geophysical survey and excavation. Possible boundary feature for a medieval deer park associated with Draw Dykes, a fortified manor built after 1220. The manor is said to have been associated with a park of a thousand acres. Modern and historic field boundaries may have fossilised this boundary feature.


    <1> ASWYAS, 2005, Proposed IKEA Site, Balby Carr Doncaster South Yorkshire: Archaeological Evaluation (Grey Literature Report). SSY2139.

    <2> ASWYAS, 2004, Proposed IKEA Site Balby Carr South Yorkshire: Geophysical Survey (Grey Literature Report). SSY2138.

    Sources and further reading

    <1>SSY2139 - Grey Literature Report: ASWYAS. 2005. Proposed IKEA Site, Balby Carr Doncaster South Yorkshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Brown, A..
    <2>SSY2138 - Grey Literature Report: ASWYAS. 2004. Proposed IKEA Site Balby Carr South Yorkshire: Geophysical Survey. Webb, A..

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    00231/01Part of: Draw Dykes medieval moated site, Rossington, (Monument)

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