Structure Name: Little Swinburne Tower

Description:
 

Ruined three storey tower house built from faced rubble, with sections of the south and west walls standing to c10m high and 1.5m thick. The springing of a barrel vault can be seen at the inside northwest corner of the ruin, and the original doorway on the east face.

The tower remains are in poor condition.
 

Extant: Yes

Legal Status: Listed Building Grade II, Scheduled Ancient Monument

Location: Little Swinburne, NORTHUMBERLAND

Eastings: 394970m (view map)

Northings: 577840m (view map)

Position Accuracy: 10m

Positional Confidence: Absolute Certainty

Structure Types Identified: PELE TOWER, TOWER HOUSE

Historical Background
 

The tower, constructed some time after 1415, was the focus of a medieval settlement with a fishpond.
 

Chronology:

• EARLY 15TH CENTURY   Construction of tower.

Notes
 

Early accounts describe the tower as three storeys above a basement, rather than three storeys.
 

References:

• Images of England
• Keys To The Past
• Northumberland SMR
• Pevsner, N., Richmond, I., Grundy, J., McCombie, G., Ryder, P. and Welfare, H. (2001) The Buildings of England: Northumberland. London, Penguin Books, p.379

The information displayed in this page has been derived from authoritative sources, including any referenced above. Although substantial efforts were made to verify this information, the SINE project cannot guarantee its correctness or completeness.

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