The Manor House, Low Dinsdale (Low Dinsdale)
Low Dinsdale © Ryder, P 2006
Low Dinsdale © Ryder, P 2006
Low Dinsdale © Ryder, P 2006
Low Dinsdale © Ryder, P 2006
Manor house with a medieval core, encased and extended circa 1876. The medieval, rubble-built main block has a 17th century bay to the west, a 19th century bay to the east and two 19th century wings to the north. The house is surrounded by a moat, part of which has been converted into an ornamental pond. The moat is in turn surrounded by an outer enclosure comprising a earthen bank and ditch. A number of earthworks are visible in the area between the moat and the outer enclosure. These may represent earlier land divisions or village earthworks. Excavations in 1878 revealed the remains of a 12th century gatehouse. This is a Scheduled Monument protected by law.
The present house is 18th century in date. It stands within a moat and a number of earthworks.
D183
Elizabethan (1558 to 1603)
Stuart (1603 to 1714)
Victorian (1837 to 1901)
Late 20th Century (1967 to 2000)
Cold War (1946 to 1991)
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
Stuart (1603 to 1714)
Victorian (1837 to 1901)
Late 20th Century (1967 to 2000)
Cold War (1946 to 1991)
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
Listed Building
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1185929
Scheduled Monument
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1007715
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1185929
Scheduled Monument
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1007715
Defensible Buildings in County Durham Survey 2005 - 2006; Peter Ryder, Historic Building Consultant
Low Dinsdale Manor House 2003
RCHME: Durham SAMs Project 1991; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Excavation at Manor House, Low Dinsdale, 1800-1899
Low Dinsdale Manor House 2003
RCHME: Durham SAMs Project 1991; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Excavation at Manor House, Low Dinsdale, 1800-1899
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