Temon

Has been described as a Certain Bastle

There are major building remains

NameTemon
Alternative NamesTemmann; Temmon; The Sun
Historic CountryCumberland
Modern AuthorityCumbria
1974 AuthorityCumbria
Civil ParishUpper Denton

Farmhouse and adjoining outbuilding. Outbuilding is a late C16 bastle house; farmhouse is late C17. Bastle house has thick walls of large squared and coursed calciferous sandstone (probably partly from the Roman Wall) with red sandstone dressings; corrugated asbestos roof. Two storeys, three bays. Ground floor plank door and window have plain C19 surrounds. Round arched cart passage to right, is probably C18. Upper floor loft entrance is C19; three original windows with chamfered surrounds (iron grille recently removed). Rear wall has a filled later entrance to ground floor; two original windows above have chamfered surrounds and 3rd later window over archway left has iron bars. Stone water spout to left of central window and probable gun loop to right. Interior has upper floor fireplace. (Listed Building Report)

The bastle is now a barn. At some time it was used as a carters' inn called 'The Sun'. (PastScape–ref. Perriam and Robinson)

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law

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OS Map Grid ReferenceNY616638
Latitude54.9674110412598
Longitude-2.60010004043579
Eastings361680
Northings563810
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Books

  • Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 29) p. 173 (plan)
  • Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 103 (slight)
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 96
  • Hugill, Robert, 1977, Castles and Peles of Cumberland and Westmorland (Newcastle; Frank Graham) p. 82
  • Ramm, H.G., McDowall, R.W. and Mercer, E., 1970, Shielings and Bastles (London: HMSO) p. 79 no. 18 (plan)
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1967, Buildings of England: Cumberland and Westmorland (Harmondsworth) p. 121
  • Curwen, J.F., 1913, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 13) p. 409

Primary Sources

  • Scott, W., 1817, The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland Appendix III p. lxxix online copy
  • Graham, T. H. B. (ed.), 1934, The barony of Gilsland. Lord William Howard's survey, taken in 1603 (Feild-Booke yt explaines all the Map Booke for Gilsland taken in 1603) (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 16) (not in the Field Book, but shown on the map)