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PELE TOWER

 

Definition:

An uncrenellated, strong, fortified dwelling, of between two and four storeys. Occupied only in times of trouble built mainly in the border country of the North from the mid 14th to the 17th century.
 

 

Aliases:

Peel Tower, Rectory Pele, Vicars Pele
 

 

Parent Term:

FORTIFIED HOUSE
 

 

Hierarchy:

TOP / DEFENCE / FORTIFIED HOUSE / PELE TOWER
 

 

show structures that have at least one PELE TOWER

Taken from the Building Types Thesaurus, (NMR Monument Type Thesaurus). ©2001 English Heritage

 

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