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PELE - TOWER Strong tower , rather less grand than the great tower - keep , erected as place of refuge and watch on the Scottish border . They were built from C12 to C17 ( and after ) and , without other evidence are often difficult to ...
PELE - TOWER Strong tower , rather less grand than the great tower - keep , erected as place of refuge and watch on the Scottish border . They were built from C12 to C17 ( and after ) and , without other evidence are often difficult to ...
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Strong pele - tower with tunnel - vaulted basement , hall with laver , solar above , good battlements . Had a chapel in C14 . ( 44 , 101 ) . DALDEN TOWER , Durham 2908 C15 ? D + H Ruins of mediaeval pele in grounds of Dalton Hall .
Strong pele - tower with tunnel - vaulted basement , hall with laver , solar above , good battlements . Had a chapel in C14 . ( 44 , 101 ) . DALDEN TOWER , Durham 2908 C15 ? D + H Ruins of mediaeval pele in grounds of Dalton Hall .
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1341 D- H Typical rectangular enclosure with square angle - towers . Remains of moat and masonry incorporated in farmhouse . ( 130 ) . GREAT ASBY , Westmoreland 6813 C14 D H Remains of Vicar's Pele incorporated in present rectory .
1341 D- H Typical rectangular enclosure with square angle - towers . Remains of moat and masonry incorporated in farmhouse . ( 130 ) . GREAT ASBY , Westmoreland 6813 C14 D H Remains of Vicar's Pele incorporated in present rectory .
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