More information : (NY 70168824) Starsley Pele (remains of) (1) The apparent remains of a small square stone building with associated garths set in dense afforestation. Apart from one angle, the whole is little more than a overgrown mass of rubble, and it is impossible to tell whether or not the building was of defensive type. See photographs. (2)
NY 70178825 Starsley Remains of a four-roomed stone building with slight traces of enclosures to the north and south. Surveyed by Society of Antiquities, Newcastle Upon Tyne. No dating evidence. (3)
The dense afforestation surrounding this site has now been cleared revealing a steading, which appears to have been principally a two-roomed building (2 and 3 on plan) measuring 13.2m by 6.0m with walls now 2.0m high maximum, with smaller, slighter annexes to the west and east (1 and 2). The wall thicknesses vary between 0.8m and 1.1m and although not of modern origin, the building does not appear to have been erected as a defensive structure. No traces of the enclosures to the north and south mentioned by Authority 2.
This site now falls within the limits of the Kielder Reservoir Scheme (now under construction) due for completion early 1980's and is due for demolition in the near future. (4)
Listed by Dodds. (5) |