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The Camera of Adam is a medieval fortified house located at Heaton in Northumberland. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents a significant example of domestic fortification from this era, reflecting the need for defended residences in the border regions of northern England. As a pele tower or similar defensive dwelling, the building demonstrates the architectural responses to the security concerns that characterised medieval Northumberland. The monument survives as evidence of the medieval settlement pattern and social hierarchy of the region, though its current physical condition and the extent of original fabric require assessment through the official heritage record.
Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016633. View the official record →
The Camera of Adam is a medieval fortified house located at Heaton in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016633.
Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton 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 1016633.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Tyne Bridge (land arches) (2.5 km), Newcastle Swing Bridge (2.5 km), Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.