Hardrigg Hall & Peel
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Hardrigg Hall & Peel
Image: © Matthew Hatton Taken: 23 May 2015
Grade 2 Listed farmhouse and ruined fortified tower with adjoining barn and stables. C14 tower for the Southaik family with C19 farmhouse, barns & stables. Tower has extremely thick walls of large blocks of pink and grey sandstone; without roof. Exposed interior of tower has the remains of vaulted basement. Angle newel staircase has shouldered-arched doorway in basement, external round-arched doorway (now blocked by gable wall of farmhouse) and 2 further round-arched doorways above. Medieval fireplaces on 2 levels and remains of 3 splayed windows in each wall.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.717227
Longitude
-2.894429