Prior Castells Tower is a Grade I listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1969. A C15-C16 Tower house.
Prior Castells Tower
- WRENN ID
- narrow-wall-gorse
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1969
- Type
- Tower house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NORTH SUNDERLAND INNER FARNE NU 23 NW Farne Islands 5/176 Prior Castell's Tower 22.12.69 GV I Tower house. Said (by Leland) to be for Robert Castell, Prior of Durham 1494-1519, but appears to incorporate earlier work. Random rubble with chamfered plinth. 3 storeys. Round-headed doorway on south side. Offset above 1st floor. Castellated parapet with higher stair turret in south-west corner which has 2 very small lancets to the stairs. On north side 3 scattered early C19 windows with pointed-arched heads and intersecting glazing bars. Interior: keeled tunnel-vaulted ground floor with well in the corner. Mural stair to 2nd floor given handrail, splat balusters and newels with incised Gothick decoration. 1st floor room has trefoiled piscina. Garderobe with seat. 2 C18 segmental- arched fireplaces, one incorporating earlier stonework. The original room divided in two by screen of mid C18 panelling with 2 segmental-arched cupboards.
Listing NGR: NU2178435996
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