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Overgrass tower house is a medieval fortified residence located in Northumberland, approximately 150 metres south-east of Newmoor Hall. The structure dates from the late medieval period and represents the type of defensive domestic architecture constructed throughout the Anglo-Scottish border region during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Tower houses of this kind served both residential and protective functions for local gentry and landholders during an era of persistent cross-border raiding and territorial instability. The monument is recorded as a heritage asset of archaeological and historical significance within the designated heritage landscape of Northumberland.
Overgrass tower house 150m south east of Newmoor Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016711. View the official record →
Overgrass tower house is a medieval fortified residence located in Northumberland, approximately 150 metres south-east of Newmoor Hall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016711.
Overgrass tower house 150m south east of Newmoor Hall 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 1016711.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp 500yds (460m) NW of Chesterhill (2 km), Cairnfield including ring cairn and cup and ring marked rocks 500m north west of Snook Bank (2.8 km), Prehistoric rock art 315m NNW of Wellhope (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Overgrass tower house 150m south east of Newmoor Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Overgrass tower house 150m south east of Newmoor Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.