Preston Tower, Northumberland
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- Not to be confused with Preston Tower, East Lothian
| Preston Tower | |
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Northumberland | |
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 Preston Tower | |
| Type: | Pele tower |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NU18372543 |
| Location: | 55°31’20"N, 1°42’38"W |
| History | |
| Built 1392 | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Restored |
| Owned by: | Private |
| Website: | prestontower.co.uk |
Preston Tower is a fourteenth-century pele tower in Preston by Chathill in Northumberland.
The tower was built in 1392, when warfare between England and Scotland was endemic. At the time of Agincourt in 1415, it was one of 78 pele towers in the country.
The tower is now a private museum.
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