Description

NY 85 SW ALLENDALE

15/11 Nine Dargue, 150 metres
south-east of Nettle
Hill Farmhouse

II

Bastle house, late C16 or early C17. Massive rubble with roughly shaped quoins.
2 storeys, 2 bays. Front (south) has external stone stair to off-centre 1st
floor door with window to left, largely fallen. Right return has central round-
headed door with drawbar tunnel and socket for harr post. Left return shows
boulder plinth and central chamfered loop. Rear elevation with one small 1st
floor window. Although ruinous the building still displays some interesting
features, notably the doorway to the ground floor byre. The name 'Nine Dargue'
refers to the amount of land which went with the house, i.e. that which could
be tilled in 9 day's work.

Listing NGR: NY8293853976

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26294914

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)