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Alnham Castle is a medieval tower house located in Northumberland, England, situated in the remote Cheviot Hills near the Scottish border. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents the defensive architecture typical of the Anglo-Scottish borderlands, where such fortified residences served both domestic and military purposes. As a tower house, it would have provided secure accommodation and refuge during periods of cross-border raiding and conflict that characterised the region during the medieval centuries. The castle's location in this strategically significant but inhospitable terrain reflects the settlement patterns and security concerns of border communities during the medieval period.
Alnham Castle: a medieval tower house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017057. View the official record →
Alnham Castle is a medieval tower house located in Northumberland, England, situated in the remote Cheviot Hills near the Scottish border. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017057.
Alnham Castle: a medieval tower house is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017057.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oval mound 1/4 mile (400m) NW of Caistron Farm (9.2 km), Round cairn cemetery on Holystone Common (9.6 km), Round cairn, 200m south-west of Campville (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Alnham Castle: a medieval tower house's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Alnham Castle: a medieval tower house stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.