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This site is a tower house with an associated World War II air raid shelter, located near Biddlestone in Northumberland. The tower house represents a form of fortified domestic architecture characteristic of the medieval and early modern periods in the Anglo-Scottish border region, where such structures served both residential and defensive purposes for local landholding families. The addition of an air raid shelter during the Second World War reflects the later repurposing of historic structures for civil defence measures. The combination of these two distinct phases of construction documents both the medieval settlement pattern of the area and the emergency preparedness measures implemented during the twentieth century.
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 →
This site is a tower house with an associated World War II air raid shelter, located near Biddlestone 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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