Shield Hall Old Pele, Slaley
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Description
The small tower or peel, the remains of which exist at Shield Hall was probably an outlying fortified homestead of the Earl of Westmorland. At the time of the rebellion of 1569, John Swinburne of Chopwell, the Earl's commissioner, held a tenement called Shield Hall. The tower has been incorporated into the present farm buildings. One end of it was taken down when it was made into a barn. The lower chamber is vaulted, and the upper chamber, which is flagged with stone, has a modern roof. Windows indicate late 13th century date (Hodgson 1902; Pevsner 1957) Contained within the farm buildings of Shield Hall are the remains of an old fortified house. Only the north wall (6.8m long) and a portion of the east wall (overall length 10.5m) is visible from the outside - the remainder being within the byres and farmhouse...... -
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