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Brinkburn Priory
In the civil parish of Brinkburn.
In the historic county of Northumberland (Modern Authority of Northumberland, 1974 county of Northumberland).
Augustinian monastery founded in 1135 and dissolved in 1536. Although there was no tower, several of the foundations of the structure appear to have supported strong buildings which may have provided refuge.
This site has been described as a;
Fortified Ecclesiastical site.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry footings remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
This site is a
Grade 1 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 236741, 236739)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ116983
PastScape number;
23415
County Sites and Monuments Record number; N11306
- Web site links
- Books
- Harrison, Peter, 2004, Castles of God (Woodbridge; Boydell Press) p67
Brooke, C.J., 2000, Safe Sanctuaries (Edinburgh; John Donald) p114-5
Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Keepdate Publishing)
Knowles, D. and Hadcock, R.N., 1953. The Medieval Religious Houses of England and Wales (London) p129
Knowles, D. and St Joseph, J.K.S., 1952. Monastic Sites from the Air (Cambridge), 191-2
Hodgson, John Crawford (ed), 1904, Northumberland County History (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Vol7 p455-92
Hodgson, J.C., 1835. History of Northumberland, Part 3 Vol3 (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) p47,49,59,61 and 80
Dugdale, W., 1830. Monasticom Anglicanum Vol6 p331-3
Hodgson, J.C., 1820, History of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) pt3 Vol1 p354
- Journal Articles
- Fairclough, Graham, 1980, 'Brinkburn Priory: A structural analysis of the manor house.' Archaeologia Aeliana [ser5] Vol8 p143-152
Clark, A.B.E., 1976, Archaeological Journal Vol133 p140-5
Binnall, P.B.G. and Dodds, M.H., 1942. Archaeologia Aeliana [ser4] Vol10 p23-4
1909-11, History of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club Vol21 p130-4
1902, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle [ser2] Vol10 p199 and 207
Page, W., ed 1892. 'The chartulary of Brinkburn Priory' Publications of the Surtees Society Vol90 p1-224
Cadogan, C.H., 1887-9. History of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club Vol12 p119-24
Johnson, R.J., 1866. Transactions of the Durham and Northumberland Architectural and Archaeological Society Vol1 p103-8
Wilson, F.R., 1856-62. History of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club Vol4 p139-45
Tanner, T., 1787. Notitia Monasticum (Cambridge), Northum No.VII
- Guidebooks
- Roberts, Martin, 2003, Brinkburn Priory (English Heritage)
Clark, A.B.E., 1982, Brinkburn Priory (D.o.E. guide)
- Other sources and unpublished works (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
- Ryder, P.F., 1992. Brinkburn Priory Mill: the priory gatehouse interim report
Davies, J.F. and Manning, T., 1997. Wall Painting Condition Audit, Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland (Ancient Monuments Laboratory 30/97)
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