Killhopeburn Shielding
KILLHOPEBURN SHIELDING, A689
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1230206
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Killhopeburn Shielding
- Statutory Address:
- KILLHOPEBURN SHIELDING, A689
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1230206
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Killhopeburn Shielding
- Statutory Address 1:
- KILLHOPEBURN SHIELDING, A689
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:
- KILLHOPEBURN SHIELDING, A689
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stanhope
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 83542 41763
Details
STANHOPE A689(South side,off) NY 84 SW NY 835417 Killhopeburn 8/114 Killhopeburn Shieling II
Bastle house with cowhouses added, now cowhouse and implement store. Late C16 and later. Roughly-squared sandstone rubble; roofs of Welsh slate and stone flags, with corrugated iron rear pent roofs. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Oldest central one-bay bastle has massive irregular quoins, the lowest one metre wide; C20 door under thin wood lintel; blank above. Boarded vehicle and store-room doors in left part, and loft doors above. Higher right part has chamfered stone lintel to left doorway; 3 first-floor boarded loft openings. Interior of right part shows low round-headed doorway of bastle, with massive irregular chamfered monolith arch and jambs. Right building has closely-spaced massive beams. Other interiors not inspected.
Listing NGR: NY8354241763
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 404850
- 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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