Pele Tower

The Pele Tower is a historic structure with a single-cell plan measuring about 3.6 meters square. It features a vaulted ground floor and a spiral staircase located in one corner. The vault has a slight point, with a rise that is just under half the span. Although the upper floors and roof are missing, the tower's masonry is nearly intact.

The walls are constructed from local rubble sandstone, with the ground floor slightly battered. The northern side has random rubble masonry, while the other three sides are built with regular courses of about 20 centimeters, incorporating small stones to adjust course heights. The stair turret extends approximately 0.4 meters on the north and east sides.

Access to the tower is through a doorway located at first-floor level on the east side. Above this doorway, on the second storey, are two slits that appear to have been used for draw-chains of a bridge, supported by corbels that likely held a hood above. The doorway itself is only 1.2 meters high and features a segmental arch that has a late medieval appearance, with a simple large three-quarter round moulding on the outside arris. The backing arch is of a two-centred form.

On the south-facing wall, there are small square, flat-headed windows that overlook the creek. The remaining openings are defensive loopholes with interior splays. The fireplaces on the first and second storeys are located against the north wall and share a flue within the wall thickness, which ends in a nearly complete tapered circular chimney. The fireplace for the third storey is situated against the east wall, and all fireplaces have plain heavy stone bressummers. Additionally, there is a garderobe in the east wall of the first storey.

At the top of the tower, there are boldly projecting two-course corbels on all sides except for those of the stair turret, indicating the presence of a parapet walk with machicolations.