(Scarrow Hill is not a Guest House, Hotel or Bed and Breakfast)
Grid Reference NY56956185
Scarrow Hill is the name of our house, as stated in our deeds. Scarrow Hill is located near the A69, approx 2 miles south of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall can be seen from our bedroom windows. It is indeed very likely that Scarrow Hill was built from stone robbed from Hadrian's Wall, at a time when this practice was deemed acceptable!
Scarrow Hill was originally built as one dwelling with a doorway to the north, then converted into two by 1841 and finally back to one dwelling in 1981.
All roof and house timbers securely dated to 1601 by Dendrochronology.
Hodskinson and Donald 1770 to 1774 map, showing Scarrow Hill south of the Military Road
1778 Enclosure Map - Newcastle is to the left and Carlisle is to the right
Extant First Ordnance Survey Bench Mark at Scarrow Hill
Levelled between January 1844 and February 1845, at 480 feet 11 inches above sea level
The bench mark is above the railway, near the top of the hill, south of the A69
1850 Naworth Township Tithe Map, showing Scarrow Hill now divided into two
1860 - 1865 First Series Ordnance Survey Map showing Scarrow Hill
1864 ORDNANCE SURVEY INDEX TO PLACES IN THE PARISH OF BRAMPTON STATES AS FOLLOWS:-
"List of Names as written on the Plan - Scarrow Hill"
"Authority for those modes of Spelling - Mr. John Ramshay, Naworth and John Cairns, Brampton and Ambrose Boustead, Denton Mill"
"Description - Two cottages occupied by Thomas Craighton and others, the property of the Earl of Carlisle"
Picture taken in 1968, looking west towards Scarrow Hill - a modern day A69 road embankment is now built where the picture was taken
Picture taken in 1968, looking east on A69 from Scarrow Hill - Bank Houses shown have since been demolished
Rear of Scarrow Hill looking north. Scarrowhill Woods are shown to the left and Castle Beck is to the right. Castle Beck flows in a culvert under the modern day A69 road embankment.
Scarrow Hill is in the Parish of Brampton. Nether Denton Parish is to the east (right) of Castle Beck and Farlam Parish is to the south of where this photograph was taken.
A rather sad and derelict Scarrow Hill in 1981
To contact us, email catherine dot bancroft at scarrowhill dot co dot uk
Tel (016977) 46475
Scarrow Hill
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 2QZ
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