Just outside the deer park enclosure of the 1630 map and at the head of a valley known as 'deer leap dale', there was a bank and ditch of considerable size appearing to channel game towards a 'leap'. Here a break in the bank with a further drop below created an entrance for deer to be rounded into the park and confined within it. (1)
Location approximate although feature is still visible on the ground.

<1> Wessex Archæology, 2011, King John's Palace, Clipstone, Nottinghamshire. Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results. (Unpublished document). SNT5098.