2007

NZ1494 : Horsley Tower

taken 17 years ago, near to Longhorsley, Northumberland, England

This is 1 of 5 images, with title Horsley Tower in this square
Horsley Tower
Horsley Tower
Horsley Tower (also known as Pele Tower), was built probably as late as the reign of Henry VII for the Horsleys of knightly rank.

The existing building is a fine specimen of a strongly fortified tower of the fifteenth century, with a slight addition of a later period. It has a fine view to the coast and North West. A beacon, lighted on the summit of the tower at night, would be clearly seen far out at sea and would be plainly visible from the hilltops above Rothbury. Built in times of battle, as a defence against raiding Scots from across the border. It is possible that there was a building on the same site which fell into disrepair and was rebuilt as the present Tower of Longhorsley, which was destined to become, in later days, the peaceful home of the catholic clergy of the Village.

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Category: Historic building
This photo is linked from: Articles: · English Castles Automatic Clusters: · Horsley Tower [6] · Known as Pele Tower [2] Title Clusters: · Horsley Tower [5] ·
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NZ1494, 60 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Sandra White   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 4 December, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 4 December, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 146 946 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:14.7280N 1:46.2674W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 146 945
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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