Scales Hall, Skelton

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

Once had a moat. Datestones of 1491 and 1591 on main block. Mullioned windows with arched lights. Others with transomes. Small gatehouse of the 1580's. There were further additions in C17 and a refurbishment of circa 1700. Outer court added 1724. May have been fortified. Partly fortified house with extensions and barn. Late C15 or early C16 with C17 and C19 additions and alterations. Late C16 barn, possibly a bastle derivative. Thick walls of large blocks of pink sandstone, with extensions of similar sandstone rubble. Graduated greenslate roofs with coped gables and ball finials; large C17 dressed sandstone ridge chimney stacks. Barn of similar sandstone rubble under red sandstone slate roof. 2 storeys, 4 bays with flanking single-bay gabled cross wings and left rear 2-storey, 4-bay barn. H-shape. The gatehouse forms part of the fortified additions to Scales Hall, probably of 1591 for the Southaik family and can be compared with similar C16 curtain walls and gateways at Croglin Low Hall and Askerton Castle; a common feature in Westmorland, these are rare in Cumberland.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Major remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY426400

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; 1389933

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 13972