Hazelslack Tower

Heritage listing

Details This record was the subject of a minor enhancement on 23 March 2016. This record has been generated from an "old county number" (OCN) scheduling record. These are monuments that were not reviewed under the Monuments Protection Programme and are some of our oldest designation records. The monument includes the remains of a pele tower of medieval date, situated on gently sloping ground with views of Milnthorpe Sands to the west and overlooked by higher ground to the east. The tower is preserved as a partial shell and stands to just over three storeys in height with a vaulted basement. The walls of the tower are nearly 1m thick and are constructed from limestone rubble with ashlar masonry. The tower retains a number of original architectural features including loop-lights on the ground floor and lighting the garderobes, small square-headed windows on the upper storeys and on the west side of the third storey is a window with two trefoiled lights in a square head. On the east side of the tower are marks indicating that the tower was once attached to a larger building and within the interior is a large fireplace with segmental arch and above it a second small fireplace with a segmental head. The return wall of the projecting part of the tower has a doorway with chamfered jambs and an associated drawbar hole. The interior of the building is divided into two parts by a cross wall and the south chamber has the base of an open stone staircase. The tower was constructed in the late 14th century and fell into disuse in the 17th century. The monument is a Listed Building Grade II. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: CU 328 Legacy System: RSM - OCN

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.