Hutton in the Forest Hall

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Hutton Hall

In the civil parish of Skelton.
In the historic county of Cumberland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

Late C14 or early C15 fortified pele tower and early C17 hall, converted into a large country house during the 1680s. Alterations were also carried out in 1824-7, 1845 and 1871. In 1671 it was described as ‘formerly a strong place having a high tower well moated about with a drawbridge... but Sir Richard Fletcher... caused the moats to be filled up (circa 1605) and made the seat very commodious and pleasant'.

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

listed building

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The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY46053577

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 11253, 1389900

Web site links

http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/hutton.htm

Books

Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (CWAAS) p209
Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern) p62
Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p212
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p42
Cope, Jean, 1991, Castles in Cumbria (Cicerone Press) p105-7
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p87
Hugill, Robert, 1977, Castles and Peles of Cumberland and Westmorland (Newcastle; Frank Graham) p96-8
Pevsner, N., 1967, The Buildings of England: Cumberland and Westmorland (Harmondsworth, Penguin) p140-1
Curwen, J.F., 1913, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands (Kendal) p284-5
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Taylor, M.W., 1892, Old Manorial Halls of Westmorland and Cumberland (CWAAS extra series Vol8) p252-4

Journal Articles

Cornforth, 1965, Country Life Vol137 p232-5, 286-9, 352-6
Baldwin, Mary, 1960, 'Hutton-in-the-Forest' Archaeological Journal Vol115 p274-250
1932, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol32 p176-7

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