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Monument Number 13088
Hob Uid: 13088
Location : Cumbria Carlisle Stapleton
Grid Ref : NY5000074000
Summary : Possible site of a tower at Cumcrook, marked on a map of 1590.
More information : [Name centred NY 50407495] A map in the British Museum, dated December 1590, has marked 'Comcrook' with a tower symbol. (1) There are no visible remains of a tower at Cumcrook and no local tradition of one. The present farmhouse has the outward appearance of a bastle but the tenant says that it contains no extra thick walls. (2)

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Source details : Hist & Ant of Roxb IV 1864 facsimile of map232 (A.Jeffrey)
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Source details : BM.Royal MssTract addressed to Lord BurghleyAD 1590.
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : F1 RE 16-MAR-72
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Recorded in 1590
Monument End Date : 1590
Monument Start Date : 1590
Monument Type : Pele Tower
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 57 SW 2
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-03-16
End Date : 1972-03-16

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 13088