Preston Tower (Northumberland)

Preston Tower

Preston Tower is a fourteenth-century pele tower in Chathill, Northumberland, England. The tower was built in 1392, when warfare between England and Scotland was endemic. At the time of Agincourt in 1415, it was one of 78 pele towers in the country.

The tower is now a private museum.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Preston Tower". Preston Tower. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

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