In the heart of Medieval Sherwood forest lies the Royal deer park of Clipstone, and the Royal palace and hunting lodge known as King John's Palace.
Picture: Reconstruction of King John's palace, by Andy Gaunt, 2011.
In 2011, a reconstruction of the Medieval landscape of Clipstone was undertaken by Andy Gaunt (now Director at Mercian Archaeological Services CIC
The reconstruction formed part of the paper entitled: Clipstone Park and the Kings Houses:Reconstructing and interpreting a medieval landscape through non-
The study focused in particular on the landscape setting of the hunting lodge, and the landscape of the park and parish.
Picture: Reconstruction of Clipstone Parish in the Medieval Period. Based on Historic Mapping Sources by Andy Gaunt, 2011.
The project combined: Geophysics-
The Geopysical survey revealed buried foundations and ditches associated with the hunting lodge (and was the first to cover the whole site of the palace).
It was used alongside infra-
These combined fieldwork and desk based techniques enable Gaunt for the first time to identify the site as far larger than previously considered, identifying it as covering the 7 acres of the 'Mannorgarth' as depicted on the 1630 survey of Clipstone.
Picture: Reconstruction of the landscape setting of King John's palace (southwestern approach). Based on Historic Mapping Sources by Andy Gaunt, 2011.
In order to create an accurate reconstruction, the paper also discussed the possible boundaries of the park in the late 13th or 14th centuries.
Andy Gaunt identified the landscape as being a designed medieval parkland romance landscape, using historic documents and historic mapping, including the William Senior Map of 1630, to reconstruct the landscape.
The paper compared it to landscapes depicted in the Gawain and Green Knight poem.
You can read the paper on Mercian's publications page
Andy's theories were later published in the Transactions of the Thoroton Society Journal.
(Andy Gaunt, first published 14/09/2011)
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The Future of Sherwood’s Past
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The Sherwood Forest
National Nature Reserve Archaeology Survey
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Long term Research at
King John’s Palace:
Ancient Royal Heart of Sherwood Forest
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The Sherwood Forest Archaeology Training Fieldschool
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“Scirwuda-
Ghost and Shadow woods of Sherwood Forest Project
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Investigating Thynghowe Viking
Meeting Site
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Searching for the
The Battle of Hatfield
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Fieldswork at St Edwin’s Chapel
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St Mary’s Norton-
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Mapping Medieval Sherwood Forest
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The Sherwood Forest LiDAR
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Warsop Old Hall
Archaeological Project
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The Sherwood Villages Project:
Settlement Development in the Forest
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Researching Edward IIs fortification at Clipstone Peel
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The Cistercians of Rufford Project:
Settlement Development, Dynamics and Desertion.
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Sherwood Forest Environmental Survey
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About Medieval Sherwood Forest
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Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest
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Project page links:
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The Sherwood Forest
National Nature Reserve Archaeology Survey
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Long term Research at
King John’s Palace:
Ancient Royal Heart of Sherwood Forest
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The Sherwood Forest Archaeology Training Fieldschool
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“Scirwuda-
Ghost and Shadow woods of Sherwood Forest Project
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Investigating Thynghowe Viking
Meeting Site
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Searching for the
The Battle of Hatfield
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Fieldswork at St Edwin’s Chapel
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St Mary’s Norton-
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Mapping Medieval Sherwood Forest
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The Sherwood Forest LiDAR
Project
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Warsop Old Hall
Archaeological Project
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The Sherwood Villages Project:
Settlement Development in the Forest
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Researching Edward IIs fortification at Clipstone Peel
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The Cistercians of Rufford Project:
Settlement Development, Dynamics and Desertion.
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Sherwood Forest Environmental Survey
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World War II in Sherwood Forest -
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World War I in Sherwood Forest -
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About Medieval Sherwood Forest
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Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest
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