Wooler Tower

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Woller

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

Remains of a medieval tower house of early C16 date situated on a prominent mound. The tower survives as three large blocks of masonry, one of which, a mass of core material, is believed to lie in situ. A block lying near a modern war memorial is a section of the corner of the tower with walls 1.5m thick; the walling is faced with large blocks of sandstone. To the east of these remains are traces of a slight earthwork platform. The mound of which these fragments lie is believed to be natural, rather than artificial, but is the probable site of a C12 castle. The tower is first mentioned in 1509 and in 1526 was referred to a the 'new castle'. It was built in reaction to disturbances on the English-Scottish border

This site has been described as a;
Tower House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry footings remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NT99292809

Sources of information, references and further reading

Web site links

http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N1549

Books

Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Keepdate Publishing) p66-7
Salter, Mike, 1997, The Castles and Tower Houses of Northumberland (Malvern) p113
Jackson, M.J.,1992, Castles of Northumbria (Carlise)
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p344
Graham, Frank, 1976, The Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Frank Graham) p359-60
Long, B., 1967, Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) p175-6
Vickers, Kenneth H. (ed), 1922, Northumberland County History (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Vol11 p329-30
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol2 p433-4
Bates, C.J., 1891, Border Holds of Northumberland (London and Newcastle: Andrew Reid) p4, 24

Journal Articles

Hunter Blair, C.H., 1944, 'The Early Castles of Northumberland' Archaeologia Aeliana [ser4] Vol22 p160-2

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

1584 Commissioners Report [Click here]
1541 Survey of the East and Middle Marches [Click here]
1509 Survey of Tevedale [Click here]

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