The Park Pale
Introduction
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The Park Pale
Image: © Mr Ignavy Taken: 21 Mar 2009
The name refers to the embankment protected by the fence. This earthwork is a surviving section of the park pale of Old Basing, sometimes called the Pyotts Hill Entrenchment. It would have enclosed an area set aside as a deer park. The exact date of the construction is not known, but it is essentially a medieval earthwork (11th to 15th century).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.287664
Longitude
-1.049224