Stone House Tower, Stanhope

In the civil parish of Stanhope.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).

Stone house is mentioned in a document of 1608, but it had been converted into cottages before C17. In appearance it seems to be a medieval pele tower. House and wing. Circa 1600. Thinly-rendered rubble sandstone and millstone grit with large irregular quoins and ashlar dressings; stone-flagged roof with stone gable copings. 2 storeys, 4 bays and 2-storey, one-bay left wing. Ledged and boarded door at right in Tudor-arched surround with wide, broach- stopped chamfers; irregular-block jambs to door and to windows with wide- chamfered stone mullions and surrounds. Ground floor has two 3-light windows and one single; single lights above, irregularly-spaced and of varying sizes; 2 small windows at eaves have iron bars and rails.

This site has been described as a;
Bastle
Pele Tower.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Major remains.

This site is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 404928)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY99743927

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 17912

County Sites and Monuments Record number; D2328

Web site links
- http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D2328
Books
- Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles and Tower Houses of County Durham (Malvern) p57
  Ryder, P.F., 1994, Bastles in Weardale. The Bonny Moor Hen, No. 7 p4
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p139 [possible]
Journal Articles
- 1896, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle [new ser] Vol7 p263 [brief]

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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