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Newton Underwood Tower


Attached to an 18th century cottage in Newton Underwood are the ruins of an arch from medieval building. Known as Newton Underwood 'Tower' or the 'Old Walls', the ruins may be the remains of a vaulted and thick walled, defensible building, thought to date from the 16th century.[1] The cottage had been derelict at the end of the 20th Century, but has since been renovated.[2] The building and medieval ruin are Grade II lsted on the National Heritage List for England.

Newton Underwood, Northumberland Historic Buildings and Monuments in Meldon Civil Parish
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OLD COTTAGE AND ADJACENT RUIN - Newton Underwood - List Entry
- "Ruins probably medieval; cottage C18. Squared stone; pantile roof. Cottage 2 low storeys, 3 bays, irregular. Right-of-centre vertical-panelled door flanked by Yorkshire sashes, that to left having lost its carpentry …
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Newton Underwood Tower (Meldon)
- "These are the remains of a fortified medieval tower attached to the end of a derelict 18th century cottage. The remainder of the structure is large and made from roughly …
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NEWTON UNDERWOOD TOWER, MELDON
- "....The 'Old Walls' ruins may well represent a defensible building although there is a tendency in this area to see all old buildings as defensible and that habit is an …
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List number: 1370620
List grade: 2
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NZ147286136

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