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| Name: | Suggested Castle at Blyth |
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| HER Number: | M5545 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary - not yet available
Monument Types
- CASTLE? (Med, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1546 AD (at some time))
Full description
From Rosington to Blith. I askid of a castelle that I heard say was sumtyme at Blith; but other answer lernid not but that a litle or (before) I cam ynto the toune ther apperith yn a wood sides token of an auncient building. (1)
There was a Norman castle at Blyth that is believed to have stood near the Abbey, or else the Abbey was built on the castle's site (quotes Blyth Abbey M/S as evidence). (2)
Local research and enquiry revealed no additional information concerning this site that had apparently vanished by the early C16. (3)
Grid ref approx - not drawn on map.
<1> Smith LT (ed), 1964, The Itinerary of John Leland 1535-1543, p 89 (Published document). SNT219.
<2> Smith LT (ed), 1964, The Itinerary of John Leland 1535-1543, p 15 (Published document). SNT220.
<3> Colquhoun FD, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT582.
Related records
| L5545 | Parent of: Documentary reference to Castle, Blyth (Element) |
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