Thropton Tower (Thropton)
Tower at Thropton. (1)
Mentioned in the 1415 Survey as the 'Turis de Thropton'. Described in the 1541 Survey as 'a little tower of the Lord Ogle, decayed in the roofs and scarcely in good repair'. (2)
Thropton Tower is mentioned in 1415. Early in the 16th century it was held by Sir Edward Radcliffe, who did not inhabit it, and had a garrison of 20 men. In 1541 it was called a little tower of the inheritance of Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe. It may have formed part of Thropton Old Hall, demolished in 1811 when the Catholic Presbytery was rebuilt, or it may have been the bastle near the west end of the village. (3)
'The Presbytery stands upon the site of Thropton Old Hall. I still receive letters addressed to the Old Hall. Under the house is an old well. I know of no other remains of an earlier building. The chapel was built in 1745. The present house was built later'. (4)
NU 02970219. The presbytery, with chapel adjoining stands at the east end of the village of Thropton. There are no traces of a preceding structure to be seen in the construction of, or round, the present buildings. The site is a strong position for a tower, being in the fork of two rivers. On the south side is the River Coquet flowing west to east along a wide valley. To the west the ground rises gently to a ridge. Along the north side of the ridge, the Wreigh Burn flows eastwards curving around the east side of Thropton through a little dene to join the Coquet to the south. The site also commands the valley of the Black Burn a little to the north of the village. In the east and north-east rise steep slopes of moorland. (5)
Roman Catholic presbytery and attached chapel, possibly on the site of a tower recorded in the survey of 1415. The tower may have formed part of Thropton Old Hall, demolished in 1811, or may have been a bastle. The presbytery was built circa 1811 and adjoins the east side of a church built in the late 18th/early 19th century. Listed Grades II* and II. (6a)
Listed by Cathcart King and by Dodds. (6b-c)
Mentioned in the 1415 Survey as the 'Turis de Thropton'. Described in the 1541 Survey as 'a little tower of the Lord Ogle, decayed in the roofs and scarcely in good repair'. (2)
Thropton Tower is mentioned in 1415. Early in the 16th century it was held by Sir Edward Radcliffe, who did not inhabit it, and had a garrison of 20 men. In 1541 it was called a little tower of the inheritance of Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe. It may have formed part of Thropton Old Hall, demolished in 1811 when the Catholic Presbytery was rebuilt, or it may have been the bastle near the west end of the village. (3)
'The Presbytery stands upon the site of Thropton Old Hall. I still receive letters addressed to the Old Hall. Under the house is an old well. I know of no other remains of an earlier building. The chapel was built in 1745. The present house was built later'. (4)
NU 02970219. The presbytery, with chapel adjoining stands at the east end of the village of Thropton. There are no traces of a preceding structure to be seen in the construction of, or round, the present buildings. The site is a strong position for a tower, being in the fork of two rivers. On the south side is the River Coquet flowing west to east along a wide valley. To the west the ground rises gently to a ridge. Along the north side of the ridge, the Wreigh Burn flows eastwards curving around the east side of Thropton through a little dene to join the Coquet to the south. The site also commands the valley of the Black Burn a little to the north of the village. In the east and north-east rise steep slopes of moorland. (5)
Roman Catholic presbytery and attached chapel, possibly on the site of a tower recorded in the survey of 1415. The tower may have formed part of Thropton Old Hall, demolished in 1811, or may have been a bastle. The presbytery was built circa 1811 and adjoins the east side of a church built in the late 18th/early 19th century. Listed Grades II* and II. (6a)
Listed by Cathcart King and by Dodds. (6b-c)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; A S Phillips
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