MONUMENTS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

MONUMENT CLASS DESCRIPTION

TOWER HOUSES

JANUARY 1989

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

TOWER HOUSES

Alternative, colloquial and related terms: Bastle house; Bastle-house; House, bastle; House, pele; House, strong; House, tower; Peel house; Pele; Pelehouse; Pele tower; Strong-house; Towerhouse

Ordnance Survey map term: Bastle

RCHME Thesaurus Monument Type : Tower House.