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Monument Number 21004
Hob Uid: 21004
Location : Northumberland Rothley
Grid Ref : NZ0430088000
Summary : Possible site of a pele tower, built circa 1467, seviceable in 1541, and demolished prior to 1818. No trace of such a structure is visible above ground.
More information : Rothley Tower, mentioned in a survey of 1541 as being in good repair, was demolished prior to 1818. It stood behind an old three-storeyed hall there. (1) Probably built about 1467. (2) No trace of the tower or hall survives. They probably stood in the area of depopulation centred NZ 043880 (NZ 08 NW 13), but the site of neither is distinguishable, and there is no local knowledge of them. (3) Listed by Cathcart King and by Dodds. (4,5)

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Source details : Hodgson, J. 1827. History of Northumb 2, 1. (306-7, 319)
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Source details : C J Bates
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Source details : F1 DS 09-SEP-68
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built 1467
Monument End Date : 1467
Monument Start Date : 1467
Monument Type : Pele Tower
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Demolished before 1818
Monument End Date : 1818
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Monument Type : Pele Tower
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 08 NW 12
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-09-09
End Date : 1968-09-09

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 21004