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Barden Tower is a medieval fortified house situated in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, constructed during the fifteenth century as a hunting lodge and defensive residence. The tower comprises a substantial stone structure with multiple storeys, built to serve the lords of the region as both a practical dwelling and a symbol of territorial authority. Associated with the tower are earthwork remains of a medieval garden, indicating the site's importance as a place of elite residence where formal cultivation complemented the building's domestic and recreational functions. The monument represents a significant example of late medieval aristocratic architecture in the Yorkshire Pennines, reflecting the period's characteristic blend of defensive and residential requirements in rural locations.
Barden Tower medieval fortified house and medieval garden earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015417. View the official record →
Barden Tower is a medieval fortified house situated in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, constructed during the fifteenth century as a hunting lodge and defensive residence. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015417.
Barden Tower medieval fortified house and medieval garden earthworks is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015417.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late prehistoric enclosed settlement with an outlying bank and ditch on Counter Hill, 220m north east of Moorcock Hall (7.4 km), Cup, ring and groove marked rock south of derelict wall on Bradley Moor, 70m south west of Low Edge Farm (7.7 km), Round barrow 500ft (150m) NNW of Marchup Plantation in Parson's Lane (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barden Tower medieval fortified house and medieval garden earthworks's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Barden Tower medieval fortified house and medieval garden earthworks stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.