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Cockle Park Tower

Coordinates: 55°12′47″N 1°41′02″W / 55.213°N 1.684°W / 55.213; -1.684
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Cockle Park Tower
Northumberland, England
Cockle Park Tower from the southwest
Cockle Park Tower is located in Northumberland
Cockle Park Tower
Cockle Park Tower
Location in Northumberland
Coordinates55°12′47″N 1°41′02″W / 55.213°N 1.684°W / 55.213; -1.684
Grid referenceNZ202910

Cockle Park Tower is a Grade 1 listed building[1] in the hamlet of Cockle Park, Northumberland, England, some 4 miles (6 km) to the north of Morpeth.

This three-storied tower-house was built in the 15th century as a hunting lodge and later extended by the addition of a domestic building. One end of the building has a pair of machiolated bartisans with a stretch of machicolation along the wallhead between them.[1][2]

The tower was used as a students' hostel until the mid-1970s, at which time major structural problems became apparent. Newcastle University undertook major repair work in the early 21st century,[3] as part of an overall plan for the development of their Cockle Park farm estate into the Centre for Renewable Energy from Land (CREEL).[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Cockle Park Tower (1042088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 211. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3.
  3. ^ "MGM renovate historic 16th century pele tower". MGM Specialist Construction Services. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ Bilsborrow, Paul. "Centre for Renewable Energy from Land (CREEL)" (PDF). Newcastle University. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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