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Eshott Castle fortified house

England
List entry 1006475
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006475
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.67 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 20015 98604
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Eshott Castle is a fortified house located in Northumberland, England, dating from the medieval period. The structure represents a type of defensive residence characteristic of the Anglo-Scottish border region, where fortification against raids and incursions was a practical necessity for landholding families. The building survives as a substantial stone structure that demonstrates the architectural conventions of its era, combining residential and defensive functions within a single complex. As a designated heritage monument, Eshott Castle contributes to the archaeological and historical record of Northumbrian settlement patterns and the development of fortified domestic architecture in northern England.

Eshott Castle fortified house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006475. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Eshott Castle fortified house?

Eshott Castle is a fortified house located in Northumberland, England, dating from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006475.

Who is responsible for protecting Eshott Castle fortified house?

Eshott Castle fortified 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 1006475.

What other scheduled monuments are near Eshott Castle fortified house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Felton Old Bridge (2.3 km), Guyzance (or Brainshaugh) Chapel near Acklington (4.6 km), Widdrington Castle and 18th century Gothic castle and gardens south of Widdrington Farm (6.2 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Felton Old Bridge
2.3 km
Guyzance (or Brainshaugh) Chapel near Acklington
4.6 km
Widdrington Castle and 18th century Gothic castle and gardens south of Widdrington Farm
6.2 km
Cup and ring marked rock 430m north of Morwick Hall
6.7 km
Camp 500yds (460m) NW of Chesterhill
7 km
Overgrass tower house 150m south east of Newmoor Hall
7.3 km
St Mary Magdalene's medieval chapel and associated earthworks, 90m north of Mauldin
8.2 km
Warkworth Castle hermitage
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Eshott Castle fortified house

Eshott Castle fortified house stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Eshott Castle fortified house

Battle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~21.5 milesBattle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~23.6 miles
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