Burradon in Coquetdale

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Bunaden; Borrodone

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

Medieval tower is alleged to have stood at Burradon. It is described in 1541 survey as a ruin and is said to have been still visible in about 1850. Bunaden as a name is clearly a typographical error in Harvey.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NT98110618

Sources of information, references and further reading

Web site links

http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N1119

Books

Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Keepdate Publishing) p170
Rowland, T.H., 1987 [reprint1994], Medieval Castles, Towers, Peles and Bastles of Northumberland (Sandhill Press) p77
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p346
Long, B., 1967, Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) p76
Dodds, Madeleine Hope (ed), 1940, Northumberland County History (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Vol15 p424-5
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Dixon, D.D., 1903, Upper Coquetdale (Newcastle) p262
Bates, C.J., 1891, Border Holds of Northumberland (London and Newcastle: Andrew Reid) p43

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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