Hepple
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Hepple is a small village and parish in rural Northumberland
, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Rothbury
, which provides most of its local services. It is on the edge of the Northumberland National Park
, and lies on the bank of the river Coquet
, at a location which was on the Coquet Stop Line
, of which a pillbox remains. It is on the road between Rothbury and Otterburn
.
Half a mile north-east of the village along the road to Rothbury are the ruins of Hepple Tower, a fourteenth century tower house, which is listed by English Heritage
as a building at risk
. A mile to the west, close to the country house of Holystone Grange, is Woodhouses Bastle, dated 1602 and restored and re-roofed in the twentieth century, a well-preserved bastle
which may have been converted from a pele tower
.
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Rothbury
Rothbury
Rothbury is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is located on the River Coquet, northwest of Morpeth and north-northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne...
, which provides most of its local services. It is on the edge of the Northumberland National Park
Northumberland National Park
Northumberland National Park is the northernmost national park in England. It covers an area of more than 1030 km² between the Scottish Border in the north to just south of Hadrian's Wall. It is one of the least populated and least visited of the National Parks...
, and lies on the bank of the river Coquet
Coquet
Coquet may refer to:* Coquet , a flirtatious person* River Coquet, a river of Northumberland...
, at a location which was on the Coquet Stop Line
Coquet Stop Line
The Coquet Stop Line, which ran from Amble in Northumberland up the valley of the River Coquet, formed part of the defences constructed to meet the threat of a Nazi invasion during World War II...
, of which a pillbox remains. It is on the road between Rothbury and Otterburn
Otterburn
Otterburn could bePlaces*Otterburn, Northumberland*Otterburn, North Yorkshire*Otterburn, Michigan, an unincorporated location now a part of Swartz Creek, Michigan*Otterburn Park, QuebecEvents*The Battle of OtterburnSurname...
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Half a mile north-east of the village along the road to Rothbury are the ruins of Hepple Tower, a fourteenth century tower house, which is listed by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a building at risk
Buildings At Risk
Buildings at Risk Registers exist in several areas of the United Kingdom. The term refers to buildings or structures which are at risk due to neglect or decay.-England:...
. A mile to the west, close to the country house of Holystone Grange, is Woodhouses Bastle, dated 1602 and restored and re-roofed in the twentieth century, a well-preserved bastle
Bastle house
Bastle houses are a type of construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border Reivers. They are farmhouses, characterised by elaborate security measures against raids...
which may have been converted from a pele tower
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
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