Overgrass Tower and Adjacent Ruins
OVERGRASS TOWER AND ADJACENT RUINS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1155525
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Overgrass Tower and Adjacent Ruins
- Statutory Address:
- OVERGRASS TOWER AND ADJACENT RUINS
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- Reference:
- IOE01/16543/07
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1155525
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Overgrass Tower and Adjacent Ruins
- Statutory Address 1:
- OVERGRASS TOWER AND ADJACENT RUINS
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- OVERGRASS TOWER AND ADJACENT RUINS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland
- National Grid Reference:
- NU1444803335
Details
NU 10 SW
31/12/69
5/203
NEWTON-ON-THE-MOOR
OVERGRASS
Overgrass Tower
and adjacent ruins
II
Ruins of towerhouse, late C14 or C15, and adjacent building probably C18.
Tower massive squared stone, adjacent building smaller squared stone.
Rectangular plan 7.15 x 4.7 metres internally with walls 1.8 metres thick and
slight projection for stair alongside entrance at east end of south wall.
Walls stand to about 1st floor level except at south-east corner; the side
walls preserve most of their facing and chamfered set back 2 metres up.
South wall shows west jambs of inner and outer doorways; east wall shows
central loop; west wall shows central loop and garderobe shaft. Interior:
slightly-pointed tunnel vault almost complete, with mural cupboards on south
(bricked up) and east.
Smaller rectangular building adjoins west part of north wall; walls mostly
stand to 3 metres high but without architectural features other than a small
loop and a segment-headed oven recess, formerly at rear of a hearth with
fire hood, on the north.
Listing NGR: NU1444803335
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236872
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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