Burradon Tower |
| Hob Uid: 25254 | |
Location :
North Tyneside
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : NZ2763073030 |
| Summary : The remains of Burradon Tower, a three storey tower house. It is approximately 7.5 metres high and 7.7 metres by 6.9 metres wide, with a single chamber on each floor reached by a newel stair in the south east corner. The tower is constructed of sandstone blocks with walls generally surviving to a course of corbels at a height of 7 metres, which supported the built out battlements. The walls are of a greater height in the south east corner, where they survive to a height of 7.5 metres. Sections of the east, south and west walls have been lost and only survive to the first floor level. The tower is believed to have been built in the 16th century and continued in occupation into the 17th century, but is depicted as ruins on Armstrong's tithe map of 1769. By the 19th century the tower had become part of the adjoining Burrandon Farm and the lower two chambers had been made habitable by the construction of an internal tiled roof. The tower was conserved in 1977. |
More information : [NZ 27637303] Tower [G.T.] (Rems.of) [T.I.] (1)
Burradon Tower [LB] (2)
A small tower built of rough rubble stones well bonded at the angles and surmounted with a parapet. Bertram Anderson ('of Burradon', 1553) may be identified as the builder.
At the present time [1909] the tower is in a ruinous and neglected condition. (3)
The Tower may be attributed to the 15th c. in default of evidence as to its early history. (4)
Only the shell of Burradon Tower remains measuring 7.6m N-S by 7.0m E - W, approx ht. 10.0m - its walls are 1.0m thick. See photographs. (5)
Condition unchanged. (6)
NZ 27 SE
27.2.50
II
Burradon Tower, east of Burradon House. Tower house. Mid C16. Sandstone rubble with long quoins. Square plan, one bay; basement and two floors. Chamfered surround to elliptical-
headed doorway on east elevation; slit window above at right. Left
return has inserted doorway with wood jambs and lintel beneath stone lintel; sill of 3-light stone-mullioned window at first floor; 2
small square windows at right on first and second floors; fragments of corbel table and parapet with machicolation, on 3 deep corbels, above east door. Ruinous at time of survey. (7)
NZ 276 730. Burradon Tower. Scheduled No TW/19. (8)
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