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Unthank Hall
Hob Uid: 15512
Location : Northumberland Plenmeller with Whitfield
Grid Ref : NY7297063010
Summary : Country house with 16th century origins as a bastle, remodelled and extended in 1815 and 1865, further altered circa 1900 and reduced in size in 1965. The two storey house is stone-built, with slate roofs. The 4 foot thick walling is the only evidence of the bastle.
More information : NY 7297 6301. Unthank Hall (T.I.). [1] The Hall, rebuilt in 1862, retains few traces of the ancient pele. [2] There are no apparent traces of a peel in or around the present building. [3] Country house with 16th century origins, remodelled and extended in 1815 and 1865, further altered circa 1900 and reduced in size in 1965. The two storey house is stone-built, with slate roofs. Documentary evidence suggests that a pele tower once stood on this site. Listed Grade II. (4) This originated as a bastle, the evidence for which is a length of 4-foot thick walling. (5) Listed by Dodds. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" (Prov) 1946
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Source details : Tomlinson W W, 1902. Guide to Northumberland. (165)
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Source details : F1 RWE 29-OCT-66
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Source details : District of Tynedale, 23-AUG-1985
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1699
Monument Start Date : 1550
Monument Type : Bastle
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Remodelled 1815
Monument End Date : 1815
Monument Start Date : 1815
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Remodelled 1865
Monument End Date : 1865
Monument Start Date : 1865
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Reduced 1965
Monument End Date : 1965
Monument Start Date : 1965
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 240309
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 76 SW 12
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-10-29
End Date : 1966-10-29

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Unthank Hall