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Brinkburn Priory is a house of Augustinian canons founded in the twelfth century in the valley of the River Coquet in Northumberland. The priory church survives as a substantial stone structure of the Romanesque period, substantially rebuilt in the nineteenth century to create a functioning parish church. The site retains remains of the claustral buildings alongside a medieval mill and a post-Dissolution house, indicating continuity of occupation and use after the suppression of the priory in the sixteenth century. The priory's riverside location was advantageous both for spiritual retreat and for the operation of water mills that would have served the community's economic interests.
Brinkburn Priory Augustinian priory, mill, gateway and post-Dissolution house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007508. View the official record →
Brinkburn Priory is a house of Augustinian canons founded in the twelfth century in the valley of the River Coquet in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007508.
Brinkburn Priory Augustinian priory, mill, gateway and post-Dissolution 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 1007508.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended settlement, 360m north east of Pike House (4.2 km), Cup and ring marked rock, 940m south-west of Wagtail Farm (5.4 km), Round cairn on Garleigh Hill, 790m north east of Lordenshaw (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Brinkburn Priory Augustinian priory, mill, gateway and post-Dissolution house's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Brinkburn Priory Augustinian priory, mill, gateway and post-Dissolution house stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.