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• Pele Tower — Tower stronghold without outer defensive walls. Common in the border areas of Scotland. Examples include Bonshaw Tower …   Medieval glossary

• Pele tower — Kind of fortification characteristic of the English Scottish border. It was usually a small tower, perhaps a fortified house, designed as a refuge from raiding parties; sometimes surrounded by stakes and a ditch. Its size and strength were not… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• Pele (disambiguation) — Pele or Pelé may refer to any of these:Footballers*Pelé, a Brazilian footballer. *Pedro Pelé, a Cape Verde footballer *Abédi Pelé, a Ghanaian footballer *Yohann Pelé, a French footballer *Pélé, a Portuguese footballerOther*Jose Landi Jons, a… …   Wikipedia

• Pele — This interesting surname has a number of possible derivations. Firstly, it may have been a nickname for a tall, thin man, from the Anglo Norman French word pel , a stake or pole (from the Old French piel , Latin palus ). However, it may also have …   Surnames reference

• pele — n. fortified tower on the borders of England and Scotland during the 16th century …   English contemporary dictionary

• Peel tower — Peel towers (also spelt pele ) are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish Borders, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger. By an Act of… …   Wikipedia

• Corbridge Vicar's Pele — Coordinates: 54°58′26″N 2°01′08″W / 54.974°N 2.019°W / 54.974; 2.019 …   Wikipedia

• Duddo Tower — Coordinates: 55°40′34″N 2°06′04″W / 55.676°N 2.101°W / 55.676; 2.101 …   Wikipedia

• Craster Tower — Coordinates: 55°28′12″N 1°35′49″W / 55.470°N 1.597°W / 55.470; 1.597 …   Wikipedia

• Kirkhope Tower — Infobox Military Structure name=Kirkhope Tower location=Ettrick Valley, Selkirkshire, Scotland coordinates= caption= type=Pele tower with Barmekin built=early 16th century builder=Walter Scott of Harden materials=Stone height= used=16th century… …   Wikipedia

• Elsdon Tower — is a medieval tower house converted to use as a Rectory situated at Elsdon, Northumberland. (Gbmapping|NY93609339). It is a Grade I listed building. [http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform PRN=N9742 Keys to the Past] ] [http …   Wikipedia