Overgrass Tower and Adjacent Ruins, Newton On The Moor And Swarland
Description: Overgrass Tower and Adjacent Ruins
Grade: II
Date Listed: 31 December 1969
English Heritage Building ID: 236872
OS Grid Reference: NU1501303805
OS Grid Coordinates: 415013, 603805
Latitude/Longitude: 55.3281, -1.7649
Locality: Newton On The Moor And Swarland
Local Authority: Northumberland
County: Northumberland
Country: England
Postcode: NE65 9LT
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Listing Text
NEWTON-ON-THE-MOOR OVERGRASS
NU 10 SW
31/12/69
5/203 Overgrass Tower
and adjacent ruins
II
Ruins of towerhouse, late C14 or C15, and adjacent building probably C18.
Tower massive squared stone, adjacent building smaller squared stone.
Rectangular plan 7.15 x 4.7 metres internally with walls 1.8 metres thick and
slight projection for stair alongside entrance at east end of south wall.
Walls stand to about 1st floor level except at south-east corner; the side
walls preserve most of their facing and chamfered set back 2 metres up.
South wall shows west jambs of inner and outer doorways; east wall shows
central loop; west wall shows central loop and garderobe shaft. Interior:
slightly-pointed tunnel vault almost complete, with mural cupboards on south
(bricked up) and east.
Smaller rectangular building adjoins west part of north wall; walls mostly
stand to 3 metres high but without architectural features other than a small
loop and a segment-headed oven recess, formerly at rear of a hearth with
fire hood, on the north.
Listing NGR: NU1501303805
Source: English Heritage
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