Kirkwhelpington; The Fawns Castle
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Description
The moated site at Fawns is exceptionally well preserved and is one of few surviving examples in Northumberland. The site displays a wide range of features including associated buildings on the internal island. The re-entrant of the ditch at the north-east corner indicates the existence of an earlier phase of settlement.....Marked as 'Manorial Earthworks' on the OS map but seemingly a farmstead and township within the manor of Wallington so actually might be considered a large homestead moat. Although 1541 is early for a pele house type bastle the specific mention of this as a 'pele house' may well suggest that form of house rather than the larger type of bastle..... -
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Further information
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