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Simonburn Castle is a tower house situated in the parish of Simonburn in Northumberland, likely constructed in the fourteenth or fifteenth century during the late medieval period. The structure represents a characteristic defensive residence of the Anglo-Scottish Border region, built at a time when fortified dwellings provided protection against cross-border raids and local conflicts. The tower house would have functioned both as a stronghold and as the principal residence of a local landowning family, with its compact, vertical design maximising defensive capability within a restricted footprint. The building stands as evidence of the military architecture and social structures that defined the Border landscape during the medieval and early modern periods.
Simonburn Castle tower house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012414. View the official record →
Simonburn Castle is a tower house situated in the parish of Simonburn in Northumberland, likely constructed in the fourteenth or fifteenth century during the late medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012414.
Simonburn Castle tower 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 1012414.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 1.1km west of Middle House (4.9 km), Prehistoric rock art west of Middle House (5.1 km), Fishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange Farm (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Simonburn Castle tower 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.
Simonburn Castle tower house stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.