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Monument Number 1170
Hob Uid: 1170
Location : Northumberland Carham
Grid Ref : NT8650034000
Summary : Site of a tower house and barmkin, recorded in the survey of 1541. No trace of either is now visible above ground.
More information : [Area NT 865340] A survey of 1541 refers to a tower "newly built at Downham." It was stated to be incomplete, and awaiting the addition of embattlements and a barmkin. (1) There are no apparent remains of the tower, and its site could not be established. (2) By 1541 two floors had been completed, and a third floor, battlements anda barmkin were added before 1568. It survived an attack by the Sctots in 1596. It is not mentioned again. (3) Listed in King. (4)

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Source details : C.J. Bates
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Documented 1541-96
Monument End Date : 1596
Monument Start Date : 1541
Monument Type : Tower House, Barmkin
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : NT 83 SE 1
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-12-21
End Date : 1966-12-21

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1170