Tower (Ingram)
Ingram: Described in the Survey of 1541 as 'a little tower, the mansion house of the parsonage there, and for lack of repairs, fallen into great decay in the roofs'. (Not listed in the Survey of 1415 pp 12-20) Listed in a return, in the beginning of Henry VIII (1509) (a). (1)
A tower is mentioned c.1514 as large enough to contain a garrison of 40 men. It belonged to Lord Ogle and was then uninhabited. The tower has now disappeared. The commissioners of 1541 stated that the waters of the river were wearing away the banks, and in course of time would very likely wear away both the town of Ingram and the tower. (2)
NU 019164 Reference to the tower as the 'mansion house of the parsonage' would indicate that it stood somewhere near the church. The flood plain of the Breamish is immediately north of the church and the mention of the possibility of the river wearing away the tower suggests that the tower stood in this area. There are no visible remains. (3)
Not dealt with during the RCHME: SE Cheviots Project. (4a)
Dodds suggests that the tower originated in Norman times, and there are alternative references to it being able to accommodate either 40 or 60 men. This suggests that it was larger than a tower house, and possibly a tower keep. The tower was washed away in the 1580's, and Dodds points out that following a severe flood, the river course often alters, so its location must remain uncertain. (4b)
Listed. (4c)
A tower is mentioned c.1514 as large enough to contain a garrison of 40 men. It belonged to Lord Ogle and was then uninhabited. The tower has now disappeared. The commissioners of 1541 stated that the waters of the river were wearing away the banks, and in course of time would very likely wear away both the town of Ingram and the tower. (2)
NU 019164 Reference to the tower as the 'mansion house of the parsonage' would indicate that it stood somewhere near the church. The flood plain of the Breamish is immediately north of the church and the mention of the possibility of the river wearing away the tower suggests that the tower stood in this area. There are no visible remains. (3)
Not dealt with during the RCHME: SE Cheviots Project. (4a)
Dodds suggests that the tower originated in Norman times, and there are alternative references to it being able to accommodate either 40 or 60 men. This suggests that it was larger than a tower house, and possibly a tower keep. The tower was washed away in the 1580's, and Dodds points out that following a severe flood, the river course often alters, so its location must remain uncertain. (4b)
Listed. (4c)
N3099
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; D A Davies
HISTORIC AREA ASSESSMENT, Ingram Village Atlas (HISTORIC BERWICK VILLAGE ATLAS) ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
HISTORIC AREA ASSESSMENT, Ingram Village Atlas (HISTORIC BERWICK VILLAGE ATLAS) ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
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