How Hill Tower, Yorkshire
How Hill Tower is an early 18th-century tower on the site of a mediæval chapel, located on How Hill near Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, in the West Riding. Prior to 1346, a chapel dedicated to St Michael the Archangel was built on How Hill and became a minor mediæval pilgrimage site. The chapel fell into ruins by the 17th century and the tower constructed around 1718 from its remains. It is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1293874.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 54.098602,-1.579402
Grid Reference: SE 2760 6704
Civil Parish: Markington with Wallerthwaite CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 305020
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/How_Hill_Tower,_Yorkshire_305020
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Historic England Grade II* Listed 1293874.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 54.098602,-1.579402
Grid Reference: SE 2760 6704
Civil Parish: Markington with Wallerthwaite CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 305020
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/How_Hill_Tower,_Yorkshire_305020
Peruse Yorkshire on Wikishire

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