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Kirsopfoote Tower
Hob Uid: 11706
Location : Cumbria Carlisle Nicholforest
Grid Ref : NY4770082100
Summary : Earthwork of a stonehouse or bastle at Kershope which was documented in a map of 1590 and also in 1607.
More information : A map in the Britsh Museum, dated December 1590,marks "Kirsopfoote" with a tower symbol at Kershopefoot (1) There is no local tradition of a tower at Kershopefoot village and general perambulation in the area revealed no evidence of such a structure. Dr Robson, (b) has no information on this name, and doubts the existence of a strong house in this locality. (2) Depicted as `Kisopfote' on the 1607 plot of Cumbria. A square ditch, believed to be a moat has been recoded from aerial photos and identified on the ground. (3)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Hist and Antiqs. of Roxburgh, 4, 1864,facsimile of map p.232 (A. Jeffrey)
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : BM Royal MSS.,Tract addressed to Lord Burghley,AD1590
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : F1 JRL 20-AUG-79
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Source Number : 2b
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Source details : Dr M Robson Curator Wilton Lodge Museum Hawick
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Source Number : 3
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : documented 1590
Monument End Date : 1590
Monument Start Date : 1590
Monument Type : Bastle, Fortified House, Moat
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 48 SE 4
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1979-08-20
End Date : 1979-08-20

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