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Monument Number 6460
Hob Uid: 6460
Location : Northumberland Ancroft
Grid Ref : NU0000049000
Summary : Possible site of a pele tower with barmkin at Scremerston, recorded in the 15th and 16th centuries. No traces survive. Wlliam Swinhoe III built a tower at Scremerston before 1402. Although in poor condition in 1541, it had been repaired by 1561 with the addition of a barmkin. After 1603 it was allowed to become ruinous. The tower foundations could be traced on the North side of the village in the 19th century, but there are no traces now.
More information : The foundations of a tower may be traced in a field on the north side of Scremerston. (1) It is mentioned in 15th and 16th century lists, once as 'with barmkin' (2) There are no visible remains of a tower at Scremerston, and no local tradition of one. (3) Wlliam Swinhoe III built a tower at Scremerston before 1402. Although in poor condition in 1541, it had been repaired by 1561 with the addition of a barmkin. After 1603 it was allowed to become ruinous. The tower foundations could be traced on the North side of the village in the 19th century, but there are no traces now. Listed by Cathcart King and Dodds. (4,5)

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Source details : Hist. of Northumb. 1, pt 3, 1820,28 (J Hodgson)
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Source details : C.J.Bates
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Source details : F1 DS 29-OCT-68
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built by 1402
Monument End Date : 1402
Monument Start Date : 1402
Monument Type : Pele Tower, Barmkin
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NU 04 NW 4
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-10-29
End Date : 1968-10-29

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 6460