Cockle Park Tower
This three-storied tower-house was built in the 15th century as a hunting lodge and later extended by the addition of a domestic building. One end of the building has a pair of machiolated bartisans with a stretch of machicolation along the wallhead between them.
The tower was used as a students' hostel until the mid-1970s, at which time major structural problems became apparent. Newcastle University undertook major repair work in the early 21st century, as part of an overall plan for the development of their Cockle Park farm estate into the Centre for Renewable Energy from Land (CREEL).
References
- ^ Historic England. "Cockle Park Tower (1042088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 211. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3.
- ^ "MGM renovate historic 16th century pele tower". MGM Specialist Construction Services. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Bilsborrow, Paul. "Centre for Renewable Energy from Land (CREEL)" (PDF). Newcastle University. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
External links
- Cockle Park Tower entry at the Gatehouse Gazetteer
- Article on the Tower in the journal Archaeology in Northumberland
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