"Grant, of special grace, to Ralph de Nevill, earl of Westmoreland, and his heirs, of free warren in all their demense lands in Ketelwell in Craven, co. York; grant also of licence to impark 300 acres of land in the samer town and hold the same park to him and his heirs, and that he may build a lodge or fortalice in the park, when made, and fortify it with a wall of stone and mortar and crenellate the wall and make battlements (batellare) on it and hold the same to him and his heirs without impediment."
Granted at Westminster, by King.
The park was recorded as 'le Scaleparke' in 1484 and was licensed by a grant given to Ralph, Earl of Westmorland in 1405-6 and 1411 to enclose 300 acres of land for a park and to build a lodge within it. The northern boundary corresponded with a 'deep and broad trench' (Tor Dike - SD 97 NE 1) and the southern boundary with the area around 'Dove Cove'. The park is now divided into two large enclosures (presumably the area of land belonging to West Scale Park at SD 977745 and East Scale Park at SD 985746 on OS 6" 1909). (The place-name element 'Park' occurs at several places in the area, but the boundaries of Scale Park cannot be accurately defined).
Original source is
(In fact, the original source given is usually a transcription/translation of what are precious medieval documents not readily availably. It should be noted that these transcription/translations often date to the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and that unwitting bias of transcribers may affect the translation. Care should also be taken to avoid giving modern meaning to the medieval use of certain stock words and terms.)
Significant later source are;
More details about licences to crenellate can be found here.
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