Horsley Tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Horsley Tower by Gordon Hatton as part of the Geograph project.
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Horsley Tower
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 15 Aug 2018
According to Pevsner's guide to the buildings of Northumberland, this is a sixteenth century tower offering some protection from Scottish raiders. The third floor was used as a RC chapel in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, whilst the tower was restored in 1930. Now a private residence.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.245467
Longitude
-1.771595