Duddo Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1969. Strong house.

Duddo Tower

WRENN ID
western-steel-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 December 1969
Type
Strong house
OS grid reference
NT 938 425
Coordinates
55.6768, -2.10011
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Duddo Tower is a ruined strong house dating from the late 16th century. It is constructed from roughly-coursed stone. The south-west corner and about 12 feet of the south wall remain standing to approximately 30 feet in height. The structure features a chamfered plinth and a square window with a chamfered surround located about 20 feet up; there is also the sill and jambs of another window at the very top. The walls are approximately 5 feet thick.

Local climate

Duddo Tower receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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