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Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church

England
List entry 1016926
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016926
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
NY 94883 49007
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church is a medieval fortified residential structure located in Durham, England. The tower dates to the medieval period and represents a type of defensive domestic architecture that was constructed by prosperous families seeking both protection and social status in northern England. The structure stands within the churchyard of St James's Church, which itself constitutes an important ecclesiastical site within the urban landscape of Durham. As a scheduled ancient monument, the tower house survives as physical evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the security concerns that shaped domestic building practices in this region during the medieval centuries.

Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016926. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church?

Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church is a medieval fortified residential structure located in Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016926.

Who is responsible for protecting Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church?

Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church 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 1016926.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lead mining remains at Ramshaw (1.8 km), Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields (2.1 km), Blanchland Premonstratensian Abbey (2.2 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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lead mining remains at Ramshaw
1.8 km
Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields
2.1 km
Blanchland Premonstratensian Abbey
2.2 km
Feldon Smelt Mill
5.1 km
Edmundbyers Cross, Muggleswick Common, 1460m west of Heather Lea
6.9 km
Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
7.1 km
Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works
7.9 km
Camp at High Northgate
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church

Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~13 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~16.3 miles
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