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Tower house and World War II air raid shelter, 360m east of Biddlestone Home Farm is a monument comprising two distinct phases of fortified and defensive architecture in Northumberland. The earlier component is a tower house, a small fortified residential structure typical of the Anglo-Scottish border region, dating from the medieval period when such buildings provided secure domestic accommodation for local landowners. The site was subsequently adapted during the Second World War, when an air raid shelter was constructed within or adjoining the tower house structure, reflecting the site's continued strategic or residential importance during the twentieth century conflict. The monument thus preserves evidence of two periods of defensive necessity separated by more than four centuries of English history.
Tower house and World War II air raid shelter, 360m east of Biddlestone Home Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020127. View the official record →
Tower house and World War II air raid shelter, 360m east of Biddlestone Home Farm is a monument comprising two distinct phases of fortified and defensive architecture in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020127.
Tower house and World War II air raid shelter, 360m east of Biddlestone Home Farm 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 1020127.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 530m west of Holystone Grange (7.9 km), Round cairn 340m west of The Beacon (8 km), Bastle, 100m south-west of Holystone Grange (8.1 km).
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