Monument Number 7312 |
Hob Uid: 7312 | |
Location : Northumberland Adderstone with Lucker
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Grid Ref : NU1513027080 |
Summary : Possible site of a pele tower at Newstead, recorded in 1405 and 1415. Badly damaged in a raid of 1532, it was not repaired. No trace of the structure survives above ground. |
More information : A tower at Newstead (NU 151272) is mentioned in 1405 and in a list of 1415. (1)
There are no visible remains. What are believed to have been foundation stones were ploughed up many years ago in a field centred at NU 15132708. It is now under pasture. (2)
The tower was damaged in 1532 and never repaired. Listed by Cathcart King and by Dodds. (3,4) |