Dalden Tower
Dalden Tower or Dawden Tower was a manor house and later a pele tower in the village of Dalton-le-Dale, County Durham. Only ruins survive today. The site has been a scheduled ancient monument since 1968, and grade II* listed building since 1950.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: tower in Seaham, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seaham railway station and Church of St Mary Magdalen.
Seaham railway station
Railway station
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seaham is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 5 miles 11 chains south-east of Sunderland, serves the seaside town of Seaham in County Durham, England. Seaham railway station is situated 2,700 feet north of Dalden Tower.
Church of St Mary Magdalen
Church
Photo: FromMorningToMidnight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Mary Magdalen is situated 2,700 feet north of Dalden Tower.
Church of St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Colin Keightley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Evangelist is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Dalden Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seaham and Dalton-le-Dale.
Seaham
Town
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seaham is a seaside town in County Durham, England. Located on the Durham Coast, Seaham is situated 6 miles south of Sunderland and 13 miles east of Durham.
Dalton-le-Dale
Hamlet
Photo: David Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalton-le-Dale is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,546. It is situated on the old A19 road between Seaham and Murton.
Seaton
Hamlet
Seaton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is on the A19 road south of Sunderland. It is located approximately 2 miles west of Seaham The village has two pubs. Seaton is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dalden Tower.
Dalden Tower
- Categories: tower, archaeological site, fortified manor house, and historic site
- Location: Seaham, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.83174° or 54° 49′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.34726° or 1° 20′ 50″ westElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
9C6WRMJ3+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 6858662660OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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