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Monument Number 15836

Hob Uid: 15836
Location :
Northumberland
Greystead
Grid Ref : NY7808084950
Summary : Possible site of a pele tower at Birks. The tower may have been partly demolished prior to 1833 and the remains adapted for use as a shepherd's hut. No trace of the structure survives.
More information : (NY 78088495) A Pele formerly stood at Birks. (1)

This small Pele tower appears to have been partly demolished prior to 1833, and adopted to the use of a dwelling for some shepherd or hind. The remains were sketched by T M Richardson in 1833. No remains now exist. (2)

The present house of Birks is 19th century. It contains no structural evidence of a pele and there are no surface indications of one anywhere in the vicinity. (3)
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Source details : Add notes Ro Roads Northum 1867 - 78 note (H Maclauchlan)
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Source details : Oral HF Clarke Essex Arch Soc (Author of The Towers & Fortified Houses of Northum 1905-56 Private work Unpublished)
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Source details : F1 ASP 05-JUL-56
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Pre 1833
Monument End Date : 1832
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Monument Type : Pele Tower
Evidence : Demolished Building
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : From 1833
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Monument Start Date : 1833
Monument Type : Shepherds Hut
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 78 SE 6
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1956-07-05
End Date : 1956-07-05