Structure Name: Kyloe Tower House

Description:
 

Ruined pele tower surrounded by the buildings of East Kyloe Farm, and partly overgrown. The barrel-vaulted ground floor of the square tower is all that survives, to a height of 15 feet. The original door is blocked by later farm buildings to the south, and entry is through an enlarged window loop in the east wall. The walls are 8 feet thick.
 

Extant: Yes

Legal Status: Listed Building Grade II, Scheduled Ancient Monument

Location: East Kyloe, NORTHUMBERLAND

Eastings: 405910m (view map)

Northings: 639750m (view map)

Position Accuracy: 10m

Positional Confidence: Absolute Certainty

Structure Types Identified: PELE TOWER

Historical Background
 

Kyloe Tower is probably of the 14th century. The first reference to the tower house is in around 1450, and was probably at the northwest corner of a barmkin. The tower was apparently inhabited by the Grey family until 1633, where after it fell into ruin.
 

Chronology:

• 14TH CENTURY AD   Probable date of construction.

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.370

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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