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Dalden Tower is a medieval fortified manor house situated in Durham, England, dating to the later medieval period. The structure represents a type of defensive domestic architecture characteristic of the northern English borderlands, where landholding families constructed fortified residences to protect themselves and their holdings against raids and incursions. The monument comprises the tower itself alongside associated earthworks that formed part of the wider manorial complex. As a scheduled ancient monument, it provides evidence of settlement patterns and defensive architecture in medieval Durham during a period when such fortifications were necessary features of elite domestic life.
Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020292. View the official record →
Dalden Tower is a medieval fortified manor house situated in Durham, England, dating to the later medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020292.
Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related 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 1020292.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ryhope pumping engines (4.1 km), Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield (6.6 km), Yoden medieval settlement (7.1 km).
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