Aydon Castle
| Aydon Castle | |
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Northumberland | |
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 Aydon Castle | |
| Type: | Fortified manor house |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ001662 |
| Location: | 54°59’28"N, 1°59’56"W |
| Village: | Aydon |
| History | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Restored |
| Owned by: | English Heritage |
Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon in Northumberland, near to the town of Corbridge. It s in the care of English Heritage.
The castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument,[1] and a Grade I listed building.[2]
Details
Documentary evidence shows that a timber hall first existed on this site.[3] The manor house was built by Robert de Reymes, a wealthy Suffolk merchant, starting in 1296, adjacent to the steep valley of the Cor Burn.[4] At this time the building consisted of a two-storeyed hall house with a solar, dining hall and kitchen on the upper floor.[5]
In 1305, Robert de Reymes obtained a licence to crenellate his property and added battlements and curtain walls. It was nevertheless captured by the Scots in 1315 and again in 1346. In the middle of the 16th century it was renovated and in the middle of the 17th century it was converted into a farm. The building remained in use as a farm until 1966 but has since been restored to its mediæval appearance.[4]
Today the castle is managed by English Heritage.[6]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Aydon Castle) |
- Aydon Castle - English Heritage
- Aydon Castle on CastleUK
- Aydon Castle on 'North of the Tyne'
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1011645: Aydon Castle mediæval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildings
- ↑ National Heritage List 1303707: Aydon Castle main buildings and courtyard walls
- ↑ "Aydon Castle". The Gatehouse. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20071214095208/http://www.ecastles.co.uk/philipdavis/English+sites/2484.html. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aydon Castle". CastleXplorer. Archived from the original. Template:Citation error. http://web.archive.org/web/20071223065557/http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/england/aydon/aydon.php. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ↑ Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 180–181. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3.
- ↑ Aydon Castle