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Ninebanks tower house is a late medieval defensive residence located in Northumberland, dating to the fifteenth or sixteenth century. The structure represents the characteristic pele tower type common to the Anglo-Scottish border region, built to provide fortified domestic accommodation for a landowning family during a period of persistent cross-border raiding and feuding. The tower survives as a substantial stone-built structure, originally rising several storeys with thick defensive walls designed to offer protection to inhabitants and moveable goods in times of threat. Such tower houses were fundamental to the settlement pattern and social organisation of the border landscape, combining residential comfort with military functionality appropriate to the unsettled frontier conditions of medieval and early modern Northumberland.
Ninebanks tower house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016813. View the official record →
Ninebanks tower house is a late medieval defensive residence located in Northumberland, dating to the fifteenth or sixteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016813.
Ninebanks 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 1016813.
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