Bower, possible tower house (Tarset with Greystead)

In a survey of about 1715 the Bower is referred to together with an ‘ancient pile’. The Bower is recorded as early as 1524 when it belonged to Hector Charlton, but the buildings there today are much more recent. There are no traces of a medieval tower in or around the present buildings.

Reference number: N7047
Historical period: Medieval (1066 to 1540)
Post-medieval (1540 to 1900)

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Source of Reference
Local History of Tarset with Greystead
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