Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall

Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall

England
List entry 1015528
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015528
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.11 hectares
Grid reference
NY 78831 85473
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tarset fortified house is a defensive residence located in Northumberland, approximately 180 metres east of Tarset Hall. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents the fortified domestic architecture characteristic of the Anglo-Scottish border region, where such buildings served both residential and defensive purposes. The fortified house reflects the strategic importance of the Tarset area during a period when border communities required protection against raids and military incursions. As a recorded ancient monument, the site contributes to the archaeological and architectural record of northern English medieval settlement patterns.

Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015528. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall?

Tarset fortified house is a defensive residence located in Northumberland, approximately 180 metres east of Tarset Hall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015528.

Who is responsible for protecting Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall?

Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset 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 1015528.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dally Castle fortified house and tower house (1.7 km), Romano-British farmstead 170m north of Cleugh Head (2.4 km), Romano-British farmstead in Riding Wood (3.1 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall

Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~12.2 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~7.7 miles