Possible medieval tower at Adderstone (Adderstone with Lucker)
A list of 1415 mentions a tower at Adderstone. (1)(2)
The site of this tower has not been discovered; it may be the one at Cocklaw (NU 12 NW 10). (3)
No further information. (4)
The tower was home of Sir Thomas Forster who fought at the Battle of Flodden, the tower having been built before 1415. The tower was incorporated into a mansion in the late 16th or early 17th century, but both were pulled down when a later Thomas Forster built a new house (Adderstone Hall) in the 18th century. Listed by Cathcart King and Dodds. (5a-b)
General association with HER 4907. (5)
The site of this tower has not been discovered; it may be the one at Cocklaw (NU 12 NW 10). (3)
No further information. (4)
The tower was home of Sir Thomas Forster who fought at the Battle of Flodden, the tower having been built before 1415. The tower was incorporated into a mansion in the late 16th or early 17th century, but both were pulled down when a later Thomas Forster built a new house (Adderstone Hall) in the 18th century. Listed by Cathcart King and Dodds. (5a-b)
General association with HER 4907. (5)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1955; J H Ostridge
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1968; B H Pritchard
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1968; B H Pritchard
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