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Howtel tower house

England
List entry 1018438
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018438
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NT 89790 34123
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Howtel tower house is a fortified residential structure located in Northumberland, England, dating to the medieval period. The building represents the tower house form characteristic of the English-Scottish border regions, where such structures served defensive and residential functions for local landholding families. Tower houses of this type typically comprise a compact stone-built tower with multiple storeys, designed to provide both protection and domestic accommodation. The monument is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1018438, indicating its recognition as a significant example of medieval border fortification architecture.

Howtel tower house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018438. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Howtel tower house?

Howtel tower house is a fortified residential structure located in Northumberland, England, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018438.

Who is responsible for protecting Howtel tower house?

Howtel tower house 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 1018438.

What other scheduled monuments are near Howtel tower house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland Bridge (8.8 km), Southernknowe Roman period native enclosed settlement and clearance cairns, 280m north of Sutherland Bridge (9 km), Round cairn 550m NNW of Southernknowe (9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland Bridge
8.8 km
Southernknowe Roman period native enclosed settlement and clearance cairns, 280m north of Sutherland Bridge
9 km
Round cairn 550m NNW of Southernknowe
9 km
Round cairn 540m NNW of Southernknowe
9 km
North Black Hagg defended settlement
9.2 km
Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320m north west of Southernknowe
9.4 km
Roman period native enclosed farmstead 370m WNW of Southernknowe
9.5 km
Steer Rig,palisaded settlement 820m ENE of Old Halterburnhead
Palisaded settlement 820m ene of old halterburnhead9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Howtel tower house

Howtel tower house stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Howtel tower house

Battle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~1.9 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~5.5 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~14.1 miles
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