MONUMENT NO. 3847

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Ruined remains of a tower, built before 1369. It was destroyed by James VI in 1496. It was one of two towers, (the other being built in 1415), one built by the Baxters, the other by the Strothers. After the 1496 destruction, one tower was repaired and the other left ruinous. The restored tower was ruinous in 1715. It is not possible to decide which of these towers is which.

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[NT 92423115] Tower [L.B.] (Remains of) (1)

The tower at Lanton, first mentioned in 1369, was destroyed in 1496 by James VI but later restored. By 1715 it was again in ruins.(3-4)

The remains consist of a 2.9m high mound of earth and stones, with traces of a rectangular building, abutting on the E. See G.P. AO/55/286/6. Published survey (25") revised. [See Illustrations Card for NT 93 SW 20]. (4)

Condition unchanged. Published survey (25") correct. (5)

It was one of two towers, (the other being built in 1415), one built by the Baxters, the other by the Strothers. After the 1496 destruction, one tower was repaired and the other left ruinous. The restored tower was ruinous in 1715. It is not possible to decide which of these towers is which. Listed by Cathcart King and by Dodds. (6,7)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 1:2500 1965

( 2) by Edward Bateson 1895 A history of Northumberland, volume two : the parishes of Embleton, Ellingham, Howick, Long Houghton and Lesbury

A history of Northumberland15 vols (1893-1940) vol.2 Page(s)141

( 3) Archaeologia Aeliana : or miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity

CJ Bates 14, 1891 Page(s)17 22 35

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F1 NKB 27-FEB-64

( 5) Field Investigators Comments

F2 DK 27-JAN-67

(6) Dodds, JF 1999 Bastions and Belligerents: Medieval Strongholds in Northumberland

Page(s)71-2

(7) David J Cathcart King 1983 Castellarium anglicanum : an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Volume II : Norfolk-Yorkshire and the islands

Page(s)337

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