Grindonrigg tower (Duddo)
(NT 9254310) Tower at Grindonrigg mentioned in Surveys of 1542 and 1560. A mansion house built by Thomas Watson MP (died 1766) probably supercedes the tower mentioned in the Survey of 1560. (1)(2)
The house and associated buildings are deserted and in a state of decay. There are no traces of antiquity anywhere in the area. (3)
No further information. (4)
The tower at Grindonrigg was built after 1510 by Thomas Selby. It was sold to Willam Strother of Fowberry in 1694, but he did not want to live in Grindonrigg and did nothing to keep the tower in repair. His grandson built the Georgian house, probably on the site of the tower. (5)
The house and associated buildings are deserted and in a state of decay. There are no traces of antiquity anywhere in the area. (3)
No further information. (4)
The tower at Grindonrigg was built after 1510 by Thomas Selby. It was sold to Willam Strother of Fowberry in 1694, but he did not want to live in Grindonrigg and did nothing to keep the tower in repair. His grandson built the Georgian house, probably on the site of the tower. (5)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1955; A S Phillips
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; D King
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; D King
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