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Monument Number 3742
Hob Uid: 3742
Location : Northumberland Doddington
Grid Ref : NT9800033000
Summary : The reputed site of a pele tower, built prior to 1415 and abandoned 1603. No trace of such a structure survives above ground.
More information : A tower at Nesbit is mentioned in a list dated 1415. (1) Remains are mentioned in a survey of c.1715. (2) There is no local knowledge of a tower at Nesbit, and its site could not be established. (3) The tower was built shortly before 1415 by Thomas Grey, and was abandoned in 1603, although the remains were visible in 1715. (4,5)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built before 1415
Monument End Date : 1415
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Monument Type : Pele Tower
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Abandoned 1603
Monument End Date : 1603
Monument Start Date : 1603
Monument Type : Pele Tower, Bastle
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NT 93 SE 1
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1967-02-01
End Date : 1967-02-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 3742