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Causey Park House

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Cawsey Park

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

East part of main block incorporates tower house built 1589 for James Ogle, extended and remodelled later C18, restored 1870. Interior: 1.2 metre thick walls in Cl6 part, otherwise much altered.

This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.


This site is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 238392)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ178949

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Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

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PastScape number; 23465

County Sites and Monuments Record number; N11402

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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