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Latitude: 53.5329 / 53°31'58"N
Longitude: -1.4935 / 1°29'36"W
OS Eastings: 433667
OS Northings: 404143
OS Grid: SE336041
Mapcode National: GBR LW0L.G9
Mapcode Global: WHDCX.1G2H
Plus Code: 9C5WGGM4+4H
Entry Name: Tower and Roadside Wall to West of Houndhill Farmhouse
Listing Date: 11 November 1966
Last Amended: 4 December 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1315080
English Heritage Legacy ID: 333959
ID on this website: 101315080
Location: Ward Green, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70
County: Barnsley
Electoral Ward/Division: Worsbrough
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Worsbrough Common St Luke
Church of England Diocese: Sheffield
Tagged with: Agricultural structure
WORSBROUGH HOUND HILL LANE
SE30SW (south side)
1/80
Tower and roadside wall
to west of Houndhill
11.11.66 farmhouse (part of item
formerly listed as Tower
in garden of Hound Hill
house)
GV II
Boundary wall with tower. c1640-44 for Richard Elmhirst. Rubble sandstone.
Wall surmounting roadside bank with circular stone tower at north end. Wall
has triangular copings which rise over a blocked quoined doorway. Tower has
doorway facing Houndhill farmhouse (q.v.) with chamfered quoins and curved lintel.
4 small openings beneath coped parapet.
Interior of tower: narrow stone steps to raised platform behind parapet. Civil
war fortification to protect Royalist garrison at Houndhill.
Listing NGR: SE3366704143
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