MONUMENT NO. 15836

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Possible site of a pele tower at Birks. The tower may have been partly demolished prior to 1833 and the remains adapted for use as a shepherd's hut. No trace of the structure survives.

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(NY 78088495) A Pele formerly stood at Birks. (1)

This small Pele tower appears to have been partly demolished prior to 1833, and adopted to the use of a dwelling for some shepherd or hind. The remains were sketched by T M Richardson in 1833. No remains now exist. (2)

The present house of Birks is 19th century. It contains no structural evidence of a pele and there are no surface indications of one anywhere in the vicinity. (3)

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( 1) General reference

Add notes Ro Roads Northum 1867 - 78 note (H Maclauchlan)

( 2) Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 ASP 05-JUL-56

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