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Crawley Tower
Hob Uid: 4875
Location : Northumberland Hedgeley
Grid Ref : NU0689016520
Summary : Ruins of tower house, built in the early 14th century. A licence to crenellate was granted in 1343. A 2 storey cottage was built within the walls in the 18th century, when the ruins were altered to form an eyecatcher on the Shawford Estate. Evidence in the masonry indicates that there was once a structure attached to the north east side of the tower house.
More information : [NU 06891652] Tower [GT] (1) Crawley Tower may be dated to about 1300 (2). Licence to crenellate was granted 20th Nov 1343 (3), and the tower is mentioned in a survey of 1466 (4)(authority (3) gives this date as 1415). In 1541 the tower was "in decay" (3) and in a survey of c 1715 it is called "ruinous" (5). This tower, now much hemmed in with modern buildings, has been robbed of many of its most interesting features. The plan was presumably rectangular and the unbroken fronts on south and west sides which measure 50 feet and 36 feet 6 ins. respectively represent the original. (6) Condition unchanged. (7) Ruins of tower house, built in the early 14th century. A licence to crenellate was granted in 1343. A 2 storey cottage was built within the walls in the 18th century, when the ruins were altered to form an eyecatcher on the Shawdon Estate. Evidence in the masonry indicates that there was once a structure attached to the north east side of the tower house. Listed. (8) Listed. (9,10)

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Source details : Hodgson J. 1820. History of Northumberland 1, part III, 28
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Early C14
Monument End Date : 1332
Monument Start Date : 1300
Monument Type : Tower House
Evidence : Ruined Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Licence to crenellate 1343
Monument End Date : 1343
Monument Start Date : 1343
Monument Type : Tower House
Evidence : Ruined Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C18
Monument End Date : 1799
Monument Start Date : 1700
Monument Type : Folly, House
Evidence : Ruined Building, Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 236575
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 61381
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NU 01 NE 17
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Relationship type : Is referred to by

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1970-03-16
End Date : 1970-03-16

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Crawley Tower