In the civil parish of Stanhope.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).
This site has been described as a;
Bastle
Pele Tower.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.
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Good for landscape form and features |
Good for general location |
PastScape number; 1396153
County Sites and Monuments Record number; D3955
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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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