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Crake Trees tower house

Scheduled monument
Crake Trees tower house
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Crake Trees tower house stands in Westmorland and Furness as a scheduled monument, marked only by a point on an official list rather than a clear gate or path. The name suggests trees, yet no visible building remains in the facts provided. It may be a lost crag, a buried wall or a place remembered through story alone.
The National Heritage List for England records Crake Trees tower house as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Crake Trees tower house was built in the 16th century by members of the prominent local Crake family. It is remembered as an example of a well-preserved medieval tower house and is protected as a scheduled monument due to its historical and architectural significance.

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