Ravensworth, Deer Park

HER Number

4620

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Ravensworth, Deer Park

Place

Ravensworth

Map Sheet

NZ36SW

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Hunting Site

Site Type: Specific

Deer Park

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A Licence to Impark was granted to Henry Fithurgh in 1390. This medieval deer park is now the grounds of Ravensworth Castle, but there do not appear to be any obvious surviving traces of the deer park.

Easting

423294

Northing

558756

Grid Reference

NZ423294558756

Sources

<< HER 4620 >> Pers. Comm. B. Harbottle