GREYSTEAD; THE BOWER

  • Description

    ".....The 'Boure' or 'Bower' in 1524 was in the possession of Hector Charlton. In 1715 it belonged to William Charlton (Tomlinson 1902). Bower is a modern farmhouse with outbuildings, situated upon a grassy rise, between the Eals Cleugh to the N, and the Chirdon Burn to the S, and a little W of their confluence. The site is an excellent one for a Pele, being placed centrally in the valley, commanding it to the east and west, and the slopes to high ground to the north and south. There are no traces of a pele to be seen in or around the present buildings......"
  • Owner

    Gatehouse Gazetter
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: https://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/2575.html
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 9 months, 2 weeks ago
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