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Braes Pele is a medieval tower and associated shielings situated approximately 350 metres east of Borderrigg in Cumberland. The pele tower represents a fortified structure typical of the Anglo-Scottish borderlands, constructed to provide defensive refuge and storage during the period of cross-border raiding and instability that characterised the medieval frontier region. The associated shielings, temporary pastoral shelters, indicate the site's integration into upland pastoral economies alongside its defensive function. The monument survives as an archaeological site of significance for understanding both military architecture and settlement patterns in the medieval North of England.
Braes Pele medieval tower and shielings 350m east of Borderrigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015865. View the official record →
Braes Pele is a medieval tower and associated shielings situated approximately 350 metres east of Borderrigg in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015865.
Braes Pele medieval tower and shielings 350m east of Borderrigg 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 1015865.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn in Mollen Wood, 640m east of Parkgate Bridge (4.8 km), Medieval dispersed settlement at Askerton Park 170m WSW of Parkgate Bridge (5.2 km), RAF Spadeadam: British Oxygen Corporation Air Separation Plant (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Braes Pele medieval tower and shielings 350m east of Borderrigg's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Braes Pele medieval tower and shielings 350m east of Borderrigg stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.