MONUMENT NO. 13091

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Possible site of a pele tower or bastle at Harperhill, marked on a map of 1590. No trace of such a structure survives above ground.

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[Name centred NY 50077159] A map in the British Museum, dated December 1590, has marked 'Harperhill' with tower symbol.
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The buildings at Harperhill are entirely modern, and there is no local tradition of a tower here. (2)

Listed. A survey is required to locate the site. (3)

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( 1a) General reference

BM.Royal Mss Tract addressed to Lord Burghley AD 1590

( 1) General reference

Hist & Ant of Roxb IV 1864 facsimile of map 232 (A.Jeffrey)

( 2) Field Investigators Comments

F1 RE 16-MAR-72

(3) Denis R Perriam and John Robinson 1998 The medieval fortified buildings of Cumbria : an illustrated gazetteer and research guide

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society extra series vol.29 Page(s)154

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