Cliburn Hall

In the civil parish of Cliburn.
In the historic county of Westmorland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

The Hall was probably begun circa 1387, when the pele tower was built, and later there were mid C16 alterations and additions. A small square tower was added circa 1450 and contains what was the well of the Hall. The battlement of the pele tower were removed and the tower gabled over circa 1872. The Hall was completely modernised with pebble dashed walls, new windows and a roof.

This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY58912454

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

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1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 12105

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 03835

Books

Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern) p38
Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (CWAAS)
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p491
Hugill, Robert, 1977, Castles and Peles of Cumberland and Westmorland (Newcastle; Frank Graham) p66-8
RCHME, 1936, An inventory of the historical monuments in Westmorland (HMSO) p68
Taylor, M.W., 1892, Old Manorial Halls of Westmorland and Cumberland (CWAAS extra series Vol8) p105-12

Journal Articles

1949, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol49 p187
Haswell, F., 1912, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol12 p126-30

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