Boarstall Tower

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Boarstall Tower

Buckinghamshire

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Type: moated gatehouse
Location
Village: Boarstall
History
Built From 1312
Information
Owned by: National Trust

Boarstall Tower is a 14th-century moated gatehouse located in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, and now, with its surrounding gardens, a National Trust property.

The gatehouse was built by John de Haudlo in 1312[1] to defend his residence, Boarstall House, a fortified manor house that was demolished in 1778.[2] Although the Tower was updated in 1615 for use as a banqueting pavilion or hunting|hunting lodge, it retained its mediaeval belfry, cross loops and crenellations. The exterior and many rooms are essentially unchanged since then.[2]

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