Cockle Park Tower
Tower house in Northumberland, England
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Cockle Park Tower is a Grade I listed building[1] in the hamlet of Cockle Park, Northumberland, England, some 4 miles (6 km) to the north of Morpeth.
| Cockle Park Tower | |
|---|---|
| Northumberland, England | |
Cockle Park Tower from the southwest | |
| Location | |
  Cockle Park Tower Location in Northumberland | |
| Coordinates | 55.213°N 1.684°W |
| Grid reference | NZ202910 |
This three-storied tower-house was built in the 15th century as a hunting lodge and later extended by the addition of a domestic building. One end of the building has a pair of machiolated bartisans with a stretch of machicolation along the wallhead between them.[1][2]
The tower was used as a students' hostel until the mid-1970s, at which time major structural problems became apparent. Newcastle University undertook major repair work in the early 21st century,[3] as part of an overall plan for the development of their Cockle Park farm estate into the Centre for Renewable Energy from Land (CREEL).[4]
