Scremerston Tower

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Turris de Skremerston; Scrimmerstone; Skremerston

In the civil parish of Ancroft.
In the historic county of Durham; North (Modern Authority of Northumberland, 1974 county of Northumberland).

Possible site of a pele tower with barmkin at Scremerston, recorded in C15 and C16. No traces survive. Wlliam Swinhoe III built a tower at Scremerston before 1402. Although in poor condition in 1541, it had been repaired by 1561 with the addition of a barmkin. After 1603 it was allowed to become ruinous. The tower foundations could be traced on the North side of the village in C19, but there are no traces now.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NU006498

Sources of information, references and further reading

Web site links

http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N3962

Books

Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Keepdate Publishing) p52-3
Salter, Mike, 1997, The Castles and Tower Houses of Northumberland (Malvern) p94
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p353
Graham, Frank, 1976, The Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Frank Graham) p312
Long, B., 1967, Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) p153
Bates, C.J., 1891, Border Holds of Northumberland (London and Newcastle: Andrew Reid) p12, 17, 53
Raine, J., 1852, History and Antiquities of North Durham (London) p240
Hodgson, J.C., 1820, History of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) pt3 Vol1 p28

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

1561 Survey book of Norham and Islandshire [Click here]
1541 Survey of the East and Middle Marches [Click here]
1415 list of Northumberland Castles [Click here]

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