Marmion Tower
Marmion Tower, also known historically as Tanfield Castle, is a 15th-century gatehouse near the village of West Tanfield in North Yorkshire, England. It survived the destruction of the surrounding fortified manor and is now managed by English Heritage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Bull Inn and The Bruce Arms Inn.
The Bull Inn
Pub
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bull Inn is a pub, which is situated 520 feet east of Marmion Tower.
The Bruce Arms Inn
Pub
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bruce Arms Inn is a pub, which is situated 610 feet northeast of Marmion Tower.
Thornborough Henges
Archaeological site
Photo: Tony Newbould, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Thornborough Henges are an ancient monument complex that includes the three aligned henges that give the site its name. They are located on a raised plateau above the River Ure near the village of Thornborough in North Yorkshire, England. Thornborough Henges is situated 1¼ miles east of Marmion Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Tanfield and Nosterfield.
West Tanfield
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
West Tanfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately six miles north of Ripon on the A6108, which goes from Ripon to Masham and Wensleydale.
Nosterfield
Hamlet
Photo: Cyberdemon007, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nosterfield is a hamlet within the civil parish of West Tanfield in the county of North Yorkshire, England formerly used for quarrying. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Binsoe
Hamlet
Binsoe is a hamlet in the civil parish of West Tanfield, North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is just to the north of the A6108 road, being 1.25 miles north west of West Tanfield, and 2 miles south east of Masham.
Marmion Tower
- Type: Historic building
- Description: former gatehouse of Tanfield Castle fortified manor in West Tanfield, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: West Tanfield, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.20352° or 54° 12′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.59103° or 1° 35′ 28″ westLevels
3Open location code
9C6W6C35+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 512475503OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q6772142
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Danish—“Marmion Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “馬爾米永塔”
- Danish: “Marmion Tower”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas, West Tanfield and West Tanfield Memorial Hall.
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