Medieval farmstead 270m south of Torleehouse
Description:
(NT 91332862) Small house and garths. ? Medieval. (1)
NT 91312862 The foundations of a rectangular building were located but dense bracken prevented examination. (2)
The collapsed remains of a comparatively modern sheepfold complex, including the rectangular foundations of an open-ended structure which was probably an associated lambing pen. (3)
The 'open-ended' structure referred to by Authority 3 is probably the remains of an almost rectangular enclosure measuring 11m by 9m maximum and oriented east to west, formed by a consolidated stone bank spread to about 1.2m by 0.5m maximum height. Probably the remains of a small steading. Emanating from the north-east corner is a length of similar banking running east for approximately 20m which may have formed part of a field or larger enclosure. The whole probably represents a medieval or later steading. (4)
[The site lies within scheduled monument Northum 513]
[Roman period native settlement, associated field system and trackway, and] medieval farmstead 270m south of Torleehouse. Scheduling revised on 27th August 1996, new national monument number 24654.
The remains of a medieval or later steading lie at the western end of a shallow sub oval enclosure. It is aligned east-west, is roughly rectangular in shape and measures 13m by 8m with earth and stone banks spread up to 2m wide and 0.3m high. A small bank of loose stone runs from the steading to the south, it measures 0.75m wide by 0.2m high.
The medieval farmstead is reasonably well preserved and retain significant archaeological deposits. (5)
Site status: NATIONAL PARK; SCHEDULED MONUMENT
Country: England
County: Northumberland
District: BERWICK UPON TWEED
Parish: KIRKNEWTON
Named Location: Medieval farmstead 270m south of Torleehouse
Grid Reference:
NT913286
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 391300, 628600
Period: POST MEDIEVAL, MEDIEVAL
Subject: BUILDING, SHEEP FOLD, BUILDING, FARMSTEAD
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: 1411
[ADS] Associated Id: SCHEDULED MONUMENT: 24654
[ADS] Import RCN: NSMR03-1411
People Involved:
[Publisher] Conservation Team, Northumberland County Council
Bibliographic References:
- F3 SA 08-SEP-1976 (4)
- DNH (IAM) AMs England SM24654 27-Aug-1996 (5)
- F2 DS 16-JUN-1969 (3)
- F1 EG 17-OCT-1955 (2)
- Corr 6 inch (Sir W Aitchison 1949) (1)
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