Fenwick Tower | |
Location: | Northumberland, England, UK |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Northumberland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Northumberland |
Grid Name: | OS grid |
Fenwick Tower was a 12th-century tower house at Fenwick, Matfen, Northumberland, England.
The house was the home of the Fenwick family from the 12th century until they moved to Wallington in the 16th century.[1]
In 1378 John Fenwick was granted a licence to crenelate the house. The tower was largely demolished in about 1775 at which time a hoard of medieval gold coins was discovered.[2]
The sparse remains of the tower are now incorporated into a 17th-century farmhouse and are protected by Grade II listed building status[2]
On 15 February 2010 human remains were found buried next to a cottage in the hamlet of Fenwick Towers.[3] Radio-carbon dating of the remains indicated they likely dated to the 13th or 14th centuries.[4]