Low Chibburn medieval preceptory, 16th century house and World War II pillbox
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Description
"....The monument includes the remains of a preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers which was reused in the 16th century as a house. Part of the chapel was converted into a pillbox during World War II. The ruins are situated in a low lying area of pasture land reinstated in 1973-4 after large scale opencast coal mining. Prior to these operations the buildings stood beside a small stream known as the Dunbar Burn. This stream once fed the moat which encircled the site during its life as a preceptory. The preceptory was first recorded in 1313 and the later house was almost certainly a dower house built by the Widdrington family....." -
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Further information
Link: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1014679
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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