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Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin

England
List entry 1018373
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018373
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NU 00901 26914
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Coldmartin Tower is a defensive tower of likely medieval date located in Northumberland. The structure stands approximately 260 metres north-east of Tower Martin within the same landscape of border fortifications characteristic of the region. As a tower structure in this northern English context, it represents the defensive architecture built to protect against cross-border raiding during the medieval period. The monument's exact construction date and original form require reference to detailed archaeological survey records, though its designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its recognised historical importance to the understanding of Northumbrian frontier settlement patterns.

Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018373. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin?

Coldmartin Tower is a defensive tower of likely medieval date located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018373.

Who is responsible for protecting Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin?

Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin 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 1018373.

What other scheduled monuments are near Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlements SE of Heddon Hill (7 km), Defended settlement 900m west of Calder (7.3 km), Reaveley Hill camp (8.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Settlements SE of Heddon Hill
7 km
Defended settlement 900m west of Calder
7.3 km
Reaveley Hill camp
8.8 km
Percy's Cross, Beanley
8.9 km
Whitridge settlement site
9.1 km
Reaveley Hill cairn cemetery
9.2 km
Settlement S of Hare Law
9.6 km
Cairns on Knock Hill
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin

Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Coldmartin Tower, 260m north east of Tower Martin

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~2.7 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~9.7 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~18.1 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~22.1 miles
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