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Hepple Tower is a late medieval tower house located in Northumberland, north-east England. The structure dates from the fifteenth or sixteenth century and represents the defensive architecture characteristic of the Anglo-Scottish border region during a period of considerable cross-border raiding and conflict. The tower would have served both as a stronghold for a local family and as a refuge for inhabitants and livestock during times of threat. Such towers were typical of the fortified dwellings constructed throughout the borderlands, combining residential and defensive functions within a compact, robust stone structure.
Hepple Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008884. View the official record →
Hepple Tower is a late medieval tower house located in Northumberland, north-east England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008884.
Hepple 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 1008884.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on Whitefield Shank, 1100m SSW of Hepple Whitefield Farm (2.5 km), Pattenshiel Knowe Iron Age/Romano-British farmstead (3.7 km), 18th century water mill at Grasslees (4.3 km).
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