Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Dalton; Dawdon; Daldun
In the civil parish of Seaham.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).
This site has been described as a;
Tower House.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
This site is a
Grade 2* listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 407589)
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Good for landscape form and features |
Good for general location |
PastScape number; 27185
County Sites and Monuments Record number; D2503
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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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