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Low Dinsdale Manor House

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

The manor house of Dinsdale is mentioned in 1537. The present house is basically Georgian, now much modernised. It stands within a moated complex with an inner moat and outer "bailey", the whole being enclosed by an outer bank. A series of lesser earthworks divide the enclosed area into rectilinear plots. Excavations in 1878 revealed a gatehouse of late C12 date, with traces of vaulting and a newel stair. This appears from photographs to have been east of the house, though a painting of 1716 shows a gatehouse to the southeast. The Manor House stands inside a double-moated enclosure and was the home of the Surtees family from the early C12 until the C19.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This site is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 350452)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ34611100

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 25718

County Sites and Monuments Record number; D183

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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