Bastions and Belligerents: Medieval Strongholds in Northumberland

Alnwick Bamburgh barony bastle became Bellingham Belsay Berwick Biddlestone Border bought Brinkburn Priory building called Cartington castle Charlton church Coquetdale Corbridge Crown daughter descendants died Durham Earl of Northumberland east eighteenth century Elsdon farm farmers farmhouse feet Fenwick fortified fourteenth century gable granted ground floor Gunnerton Hall Haltwhistle Harbottle Harbottle Castle held Heron Hexham Hill inherited King Edward King Henry Kirkharle knights land later leased Little Swinburn lived Longhorsley Lord manor manor-house mansion married medieval Middleton miles Mitford Morpeth motte and bailey Netherwitton Newcastle nineteenth century North Tyne north-east Ogle original Otterburn owner Percy Priory raiders raids Redesdale remains Ridley River road Roger Roman roof Rothbury ruin Scotland Scots Scottish Scrainwood Shaftoe side Sir John Sir Robert sixteenth century sold south-east south-west stone strong house Swinburn Tarset Thomas took town township Tynedale Umfraville village Wallington walls wardens Warkworth Widdrington Wooler