Birtley Castle (Birtley) - Source of Reference
The information on this website is based on a range of published and unpublished works. Below is a list of the source of information used in writing this record.
(1) Ordnance Survey Map 6 inch (Prov) 1920-1946
(2) Hodgson, J.C., 1897. A History of Northumberland, Volume 4 (Newcastle upon Tyne), 361.Sketch plan (approx. 1:220)
(2a) Sketch plan from Sir David Smith's collection
(3) Hadcock, R.N., 1939. Archaeologia Aeliana (4th Series) 16, 165
(4) Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle (2nd Series) 4 (1889-90) 106.
(5) Tomlinson, W.W., 1902. Comprehensive Guide to Northumberland (London), 231.
(6) Field Investigators Comments F1 HC 11-APR-1956
(7) Field Investigators Comments F2 RL 21-DEC-1965
(8) Long, B., 1967. Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle upon Tyne), 68.
(9) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest DOE (HHR) District of Tynedale: Birtley 05-Sep-1985 (9)
(10) Ryder, P.F., 1995. Towers and Bastles in Northumberland, Part 4 Tynedale District, Volume 1, (unpublished), 41.
(10a) Hodgson, J.C., 1897. A History of Northumberland, Volume 4 (Newcastle upon Tyne), 361.
(11) This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 January 2021 licensed under the Open Government Licence [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/]
(11a) Cathcart King, D. J., 1983. Castellarium anglicanum: an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Volume II: Norfolk-Yorkshire and the islands, 328
(11b) Dodds, J. F., 1999. Bastions and Belligerents: Medieval Strongholds in Northumberland, 339-40