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Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house

England

List entry 1020458

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1020458

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.37 hectares

Grid reference

NY 00771 28794

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Workington Hall is a fortified house of medieval origin, situated in Workington in Cumberland. The structure represents a tower house of late medieval construction, with subsequent alterations and extensions that reflect its occupation and adaptation through later periods. The hall demonstrates the defensive architectural features characteristic of northern English fortified residences, which were built to protect against Scottish raids and local lawlessness during the medieval and early modern periods. Its survival as a standing structure provides evidence of domestic and defensive building practices in the North West of England.

Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020458. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house?

Workington Hall is a fortified house of medieval origin, situated in Workington in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020458.

Who is responsible for protecting Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house?

Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house 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 1020458.

What other scheduled monuments are near Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burrow Walls Roman fort (1.4 km), Jane Pit, a 19th century coal mine adjacent to the Sports Ground, Mossbay (1.6 km), Defended enclosure at Salterbeck (3.1 km).

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Monuments

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

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Geology

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Burrow Walls Roman fort

1.4 km

Jane Pit, a 19th century coal mine adjacent to the Sports Ground, Mossbay

1.6 km

Defended enclosure at Salterbeck

3.1 km

Little Clifton open heap coke producing bases and associated slag heap, 220m north of Oldfield Bridge

Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln

6.5 km

Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg

6.9 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house

Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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