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Burneside Hall is a pele tower and gatehouse complex located in Westmorland, dating from the medieval period when such fortified structures were constructed throughout the Anglo-Scottish border regions and northern England. The pele tower represents the characteristic defensive architecture of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, designed to provide secure refuge and protection for the resident family and their moveable goods during periods of border unrest and raiding. The associated gatehouse forms part of a defensive enclosure typical of fortified domestic sites of this era, combining practical security functions with the residence of a substantial landholding family. The survival of both structures at Burneside demonstrates the importance of the site as a minor stronghold within the settlement hierarchy of medieval Westmorland.
Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007129. View the official record →
Burneside Hall is a pele tower and gatehouse complex located in Westmorland, dating from the medieval period when such fortified structures were constructed throughout the Anglo-Scottish border regions and northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007129.
Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse 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 1007129.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greenside lime kiln 480m west of Castle Howe (3.5 km), Castle Howe motte and bailey (3.6 km), Kendal Castle and associated earthworks, and earlier ringwork (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse'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.
Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.