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Raby Old Lodge

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Langley Dale

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

This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower.
  Confidence: This site was certainly a medieval fortification or palace.   Major remains.
L shaped tower of possible late C14. Salter writes late C15 or early C16. Built for Neville family of Raby Castle, reputedly for a mistress of one of the Earls of Westmorland. Late C19 porches. Coursed pinkish sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. L-plan. 3 storeys, 2 wide bays, 1 bay extension and rear porch. Restored in 1991.
This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 111445)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ09022218

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Landscape form and features

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occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 20004
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is D13832 '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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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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This record last updated on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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