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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tarset fortified house, 180m east of Tarset Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
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.