West Lilburn 2 (Ogle's Tower)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Lylborn; West Lylburne; West Lilburne

In the civil parish of Lilburn.
In the historic county of Northumberland (Modern Authority of Northumberland, 1974 county of Northumberland).

Vanished partner to West Lilburn Tower (qv). In 1541 one tower belonged to Cuthbert Proctor; this had fallen into decay and only the walls were standing. The other tower belonged to Sir Cuthbert Ogle and had suffered from a fire. The Ogle tower is recorded as being the eastern tower. This suggests that, despite its poorer condition in 1541, the surviving tower is actually Proctor's Tower and that Ogle's Tower was at the site now occupied by the early C19 country house called Lilburn Tower.

This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

This site is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 237547)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NU02522435

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Good for general location

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1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 5857

Books

Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Keepdate Publishing) p109-10
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p337, 350
Rowland, T.H., 1987 [reprint1994], Medieval Castles, Towers, Peles and Bastles of Northumberland (Sandhill Press) p32-33
Graham, Frank, 1976, The Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Frank Graham) p349
Long, B., 1967, Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) p170-1
Dodds, Madeleine Hope (ed), 1935, Northumberland County History (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Vol14 p433-4
Bates, C.J., 1891, Border Holds of Northumberland (London and Newcastle: Andrew Reid) p24, 41

Journal Articles

Bates, C.J., 1887-8, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle [ser2] Vol3 p331-2

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

1541 Survey of the East and Middle Marches [Click here]
1509 Survey of Tevedale [Click here]

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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