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Kyloe tower house is a fortified residential structure located at East Kyloe in Northumberland, dating to the medieval period. The building represents the tower house tradition characteristic of the English border region, where such structures served both defensive and domestic purposes for landholding families. The tower house exemplifies the architectural responses to the instability that prevailed in the Anglo-Scottish borderlands during the later medieval centuries. As a designated ancient monument, Kyloe tower house contributes to the archaeological and architectural record of Northumbrian fortified dwellings.
Kyloe tower house, East Kyloe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018444. View the official record →
Kyloe tower house is a fortified residential structure located at East Kyloe in Northumberland, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018444.
Kyloe tower house, East Kyloe 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 1018444.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert (7.4 km), Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort (8.2 km), The Ringses multivallate hillfort, Doddington Moor (8.3 km).
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