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East Ditchburn Tower

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; East Didgburn

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

Site of tower apparently not mentioned before 1715. In the late C19 its foundations were visible but today there is nothing to be seen.

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 NU14022146

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

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PastScape number; 7517

County Sites and Monuments Record number; N5009

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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