MONUMENT NO. 7403

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A tower, possibly a pele tower or bastle, was recorded at Adderstone in 1415. Its exact location is unknown and no trace of such a structure has been identified. (see NU12NW10 for possible site of the pele). The tower was home of Sir Thomas Forster who fought at the Battle of Flodden, the tower having been built before 1415. The tower was incorporated into a mansion in the late 16th or early 17th century, but both were pulled down when a later Thomas Forster built a new house (Adderstone Hall) in the 18th century.

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A list of 1415 mentions a tower at Adderstone. (1,2)

The site of this tower has not been discovered; it may be the one at Cocklaw (NU 12 NW 10). (3)

No further information. (4)

The tower was home of Sir Thomas Forster who fought at the Battle of Flodden, the tower having been built before 1415. The tower was incorporated into a mansion in the late 16th or early 17th century, but both were pulled down when a later Thomas Forster built a new house (Adderstone Hall) in the 18th century. Listed by Cathcart King and Dodds. (5,6)

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

C J Bates 14, 1891 Page(s)12 17

( 2a) General reference

Harl MS 309, fol 202,b 203,b

( 2) by Edward Bateson 1893 A history of Northumberland, volume one : the parish of Bamburgh with the chapelry of Belford

A history of Northumberland15 vols (1893-1940) vol.1 Page(s)221

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 JHO 04-APR-55

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F2 BHP 18-DEC-68

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

Page(s)132-3

(6) 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)345

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Possible site of a pele tower, recorded in 1415.

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