Cobby Castle, Tow Law,

In the civil parish of Tow Law.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).

Durham County Council SMR record reads "The site is noted as an antiquity on Ordnance Survey maps of the 1960's and early 70's. It does not appear on the 1st edition, nor on the most recent (1987 at the time of writing). No mention is made in VCH/OS or Pevsner. The area was extensively open-cast between 1968 and the early 1980's. An enigma with no visible evidence remaining." However it does appear as Cobby Castle in the 1860 edition of the 6"OS with the possible look of a small tower from the ground plan, certainly no sign of moat or earthworks on map. Jackson puts it in his reject list and calls it a ruinous farmhouse.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ135394

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

County Sites and Monuments Record number; D3386

• Web site links
  • http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D3386
• Books
  • Jackson, M.J., 1996, Castles of Durham and Cleveland (Carlise) p72