The Gatehouse website record for Killhopeburn Shieling

In the civil parish of Stanhope. In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).

Small defensive house only 4.5m square internally with wall 0.9m thick. A section of thick walling with massive blocks in the adjacent range,suggests an extension still within the 'bastle' period. The whole object is in a very neglected condition. Bastle house with cowhouses added, now cowhouse and implement store. Late C16 and later. Roughly-squared sandstone rubble; roofs of Welsh slate and stone flags, with corrugated iron rear pent roofs. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Oldest central one-bay bastle has massive irregular quoins, the lowest 1m wide; C20 door under thin wood lintel; blank above. Boarded vehicle and store-room doors in left part, and loft doors above. Higher right part has chamfered stone lintel to left doorway; 3 first-floor boarded loft openings. Interior of right part shows low round-headed doorway of bastle, with massive irregular chamfered monolith arch and jambs. Right building has closely-spaced massive beams.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY83544176

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 1396170
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is D14205 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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