Description

CORN HILL POINT
NORTH YORKSHIRE
RYEDALE DISTRICT COUNCIL
5340
SE 89 SW LEVISHAM
Levisham Moor
3/46 Skelton's Tower
- II
Shooting lodge. Early C19. For Rev Robert Skelton. Dressed sandstone with
sandstone ashlar dressings. Square on plan. 2-storey, single bay front.
Doorway to right with bordered herringbone-tooled lintel and pointed window
in plain raised surround to first floor left. Similar window to first floor
of return wall to left. Remnants of iron glazing bars to windows.
Interior: a plain staircase rises against the wall to left of entrance.
Small fireplace in plain raised surround to first floor. The tower is an
important local landmark, standing high on a hill top, overlooking the North
Yorkshire Moors Railway in Newtondale. Part ruined at time of resurvey.

Listing NGR: SE8200992868

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26501539

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)