Embleton Tower
Embleton Tower is a peel tower and Grade I listed building in the village of Embleton in Northumberland, England. Tradition states that in 1395, the tower was built to protect the minister and parishioners of Embleton's Church of the Holy Trinity after the village suffered from a raid by the Scots.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton and The Bluebell Inn.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton
Church
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in Embleton, Northumberland, England. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is west of the village. Built in the form of a cross, it consists of a two aisle nave, a clerestory, a chancel, a porch, and a chantry chapel.
The Bluebell Inn
Guest house
Photo: Brian Westlake, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bluebell Inn is a guest house, which is situated 680 feet northeast of Embleton Tower.
Dunstanburgh Castle
Photo: Tim Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton. The castle was built by Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322, taking advantage of the site's natural defences and the existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Dunstanburgh Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Embleton Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Embleton and Dunstan.
Embleton
Village
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland. Besides the village of Embleton itself, the civil parish includes the settlement of Christon Bank, situated about a mile to the west.
Dunstan
Village
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunstan is a village, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Embleton Tower.
Brunton
Hamlet
Brunton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-by-the-Sea, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is about 7 miles north of Alnwick, a short distance inland from the North Sea. In 1951 the parish had a population of 35. Brunton is situated 2 miles northwest of Embleton Tower.
Embleton Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: Grade I listed building in Embleton, Northumberland, England, UK
- Categories: peel tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Embleton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.49515° or 55° 29′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.63672° or 1° 38′ 12″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9C7WF9W7+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 71080598OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerGeoNames ID
6288510Wikidata ID
Q5370094
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