Burn Divot Drovers House and Sheepfold Walls
BURN DIVOT DROVERS HOUSE AND SHEEPFOLD WALLS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1370333
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Burn Divot Drovers House and Sheepfold Walls
- Statutory Address:
- BURN DIVOT DROVERS HOUSE AND SHEEPFOLD WALLS
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- Reference:
- IOE01/16785/16
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1370333
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Burn Divot Drovers House and Sheepfold Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- BURN DIVOT DROVERS HOUSE AND SHEEPFOLD WALLS
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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:
- BURN DIVOT DROVERS HOUSE AND SHEEPFOLD WALLS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Thirlwall
- National Park:
- Northumberland
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 69408 70835
Details
THIRLWALL BURN DIVOT NY 67 SE 694708 5/37 Burn Divot Drover's House and sheepfold walls II
Ruin of drover's house and surrounding sheepfold walls. Dated 1736 on door lintel. House dressed snecked stone; squared rubble walls. Roofless single- storey, 3-bay house. Central doorway has rusticated jambs and lintel with raised triple keystone dated 1736. Flanking chamfered window surrounds originally of 2 lights with central mullion. Right gable end stands almost to ridge height; left gable end has collapsed. 1.5-metre high walls, enclosing a large U-plan sheepfold with house at centre, have roughly-shaped coping stones. Building has social interest and landscape value.
Listing NGR: NY6940870835
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 240843
- 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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