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Skelton Tower
Key Words :- tower folly shooting lodge
Address :- Corn Hill Point, Newton Dale, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8HU
Grid Ref :- SE 82009 92868
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.324808 , Long -0.740572
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1206299,
Site Condition :- Site conserved and open to the public
Site Dates :- c1830 -
Description and History of Site:-
Built by Rev. Robert Skelton in c1830. Was a castellated tower now a ruin.
Two-storey tower built c1830 as a shooting lodge by Rev Robert Skelton, rector of Levisham.
Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The industrial architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
http://www.yorkshireguides.com/skelton_tower.html
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Grid Ref :- SE 82009 92868
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.324808 , Long -0.740572
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1206299,
Site Condition :- Site conserved and open to the public
Site Dates :- c1830 -
Built by Rev. Robert Skelton in c1830. Was a castellated tower now a ruin.
Two-storey tower built c1830 as a shooting lodge by Rev Robert Skelton, rector of Levisham.
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The industrial architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
http://www.yorkshireguides.com/skelton_tower.html
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