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Harbybrow pele tower is a fortified tower located in Cumberland, England, dating to the medieval period. The structure represents the characteristic defensive architecture of the Anglo-Scottish border region, where such towers served as strongholds for local families and provided protection during periods of cross-border conflict. The pele tower exemplifies the practical military engineering of its era, constructed to withstand raids and disturbances common to the northern English borderlands during the medieval period.
Harbybrow pele tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007257. View the official record →
Harbybrow pele tower is a fortified tower located in Cumberland, England, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007257.
Harbybrow pele tower 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 1007257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blennerhasset Roman fort, 300m south west of Harbybrow (0.3 km), Moated site 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Cockbridge (1 km), Roman road, Waverbridge to Pattenfoot (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Harbybrow pele tower's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Harbybrow pele tower stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.