Linbrig Pele

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Linbriggs; Linn Bridge; Linnebrigg; Ducket Knowe

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

The farmhouse at Linbrigg stands above the north bank of the Coquet on a commanding site overlooking the valley. A survey of 1541 noted that a stone tower had stood there but it had been destroyed by the Scots. It noted that the stones had been piled up by the owner Roger Horsley so that he could build a new tower. There are no signs of any structure to be seen now. There is, however, a large pile of stones covering an area with a diameter of 22m and a maximum height of 1.5m, on Ducket Knowe. These are possibly the remains of a dovecote as this is what the name 'Ducket' means. King writes that Harbottle and Philipson suggest a site at NT893069, which is a DMV site.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NT89200626

Sources of information, references and further reading

Web site links

http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N206

Books

Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Keepdate Publishing) p185-6
Salter, Mike, 1997, The Castles and Tower Houses of Northumberland (Malvern) p115 [slight]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p351
Graham, Frank, 1976, The Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Frank Graham) p227
Long, B., 1967, Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) p131-2
Dodds, Madeleine Hope (ed), 1940, Northumberland County History (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Vol15 p436
Dixon, D.D. 1903. Upper Coquetdale (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) p34
Bates, C.J., 1891, Border Holds of Northumberland (London and Newcastle: Andrew Reid) p44

Journal Articles

[Harbottle and Philipson], 1968, Medieval Archaeology Vol12 p198

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]

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