Standing Stone
STANDING STONE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1370696
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Standing Stone
- Statutory Address:
- STANDING STONE
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2005-05-31
- Reference:
- IOE01/14492/09
- Rights:
- © Mr John Hogg. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1370696
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Standing Stone
- Statutory Address 1:
- STANDING STONE
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:
- STANDING STONE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Matfen
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 03338 70471
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28/01/2015:
Standing Stone
(Formerly listed as Standing Stone Farmhouse)
MATFEN STANDING STONE
NZ 07 SW
14/202
28.4.69
GV II
House. c.1700 and later C18. Dressed stone with Welsh slate roof. Old brick
chimneys. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Gothick panelled door in bolection-moulded
surround. 16-pane sash windows. Band at base of castellated parapet. Roof
not visible. Paired brick end stacks with stone cornices and bases.
On left return blank Gothick decoration. On ground floor a pointed arch with
raised surround, and on 1st floor a large quatrefoil with raised surround.
These are flanked by slits. Parapet has 3 cruciform slits.
On right return 3 large stone waterspouts; also single-storey lean-to with
stone slate roof.
2-storey continuous outshut to rear.
Interior has 2-panel doors, shutters and staircase with stick balusters.
Listing NGR: NZ0333870471
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 238686
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jun-2026 at 10:21:39.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.