Hardrigg Hall Tower, Skelton
Has been described as a Certain Pele Tower
There are masonry ruins/remnants remains
| Name | Hardrigg Hall Tower, Skelton |
| Alternative Names | Harding Castle |
| Historic Country | Cumberland |
| Modern Authority | Cumbria |
| 1974 Authority | Cumbria |
| Civil Parish | Skelton |
Farmhouse and ruined fortified tower with adjoining barn and stables. C14 tower for the Southaik family with C19 farmhouse and barn/stables. Tower has extremely thick walls of large blocks of pink and grey sandstone; without roof. The tower has the partial remains of 3 walls, the only visible external features being a staircase loop and a small upper-floor medieval window in the right return wall. Exposed interior of tower has the remains of vaulted basement. Angle newel staircase has shouldered-arched doorway in basement, external round-arched doorway (now blocked by gable wall of farmhouse) and 2 further round-arched doorways above. Medieval fireplaces on 2 levels and remains of 3 splayed windows in each wall. Tower a stable ruin. (Listed Building Report)
NY43NW1 Hardrigg Hall has part of a late 14th or early 15th c. Pele tower still standing, with the farmhouse built against its eastern wall. The west all is totally demolished, while the walls to the south and north are half destroyed. The tower is 27 ft. long, height some 23 ft., and was probably 20 ft. wide. (PastScape ref. Hudleston)
Not scheduled
This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law
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| OS Map Grid Reference | NY425362 |
| Latitude | 54.7173614501953 |
| Longitude | -2.89429998397827 |
| Eastings | 342500 |
| Northings | 536200 |
