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Monument Number 1387767
Hob Uid: 1387767
Location : North Tyneside Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : NZ3360073900
Summary : Site of a fortified manor house at Briar Dene. Gilbert de Middleton, a member of the notorious Mitford Gang, built a fortified manor house at Briar Dene in 1315 or 1316. Shortly after 1613 a new farmhouse was built and the manor house abandoned. An 18th century colliery plan shows an unidentified house a few yards from the farm which may have been the manor house. This is on the north bank of the Briardene Burn where a field road connecting Monkseaton to Hartley crosses it.
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built 1315-6
Monument End Date : 1316
Monument Start Date : 1315
Monument Type : Fortified Manor House
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Abandoned after 1613
Monument End Date : 1613
Monument Start Date : 1613
Monument Type : Fortified Manor House
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : NZ 37 SW 21
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Monument Number 1387767