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Edlingham Castle is a fortified manor house located in Northumberland, England, which originated in the 14th century as a substantial residential stronghold. The site comprises a solar tower, a characteristic feature of medieval elite domestic architecture, alongside other masonry structures that reflect the building campaigns and modifications undertaken across the later medieval period. The fortified manor demonstrates the transitional nature of medieval military architecture in the north of England, occupying a position between purely defensive castles and undefended manor houses. The surviving structures represent an important example of how landholding gentry adapted their residences to provide both domestic comfort and defensive capability during the volatile period of Anglo-Scottish border conflict.
Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011646. View the official record →
Edlingham Castle is a fortified manor house located in Northumberland, England, which originated in the 14th century as a substantial residential stronghold. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011646.
Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower 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 1011646.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Overgrass tower house 150m south east of Newmoor Hall (6.5 km), Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, cairn fields and a rectangular enclosure 1km south-west of Debdon Whitefield (6.5 km), Cairnfield on Whitefield Edge, 900m south-west of Debdon Whitefield (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower'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.
Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.