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| Prior Castle’s Tower – | Raines History of N.Durham | On Sheet | Between St Cuthberts gut and | |||
| Prior Castle’s Tower | Prior Castle’s Tower – | Mr Geo Tate, Alnwick | 17.A | Chapel – not far from the landing | ||
| Prior Castle’s Tower – | Mr L King, N.Sunderland | place on Farne island, is a square | ||||
| Tower – | tower, usually called Prior Castle’s | |||||
| Tower, as it was built by him about | ||||||
| the year 1500 as a place of security | ||||||
| and defence. It is a plain strong | ||||||
| structure, having much of the character | ||||||
| of a Border Peel, with thick walls, a | ||||||
| vaulted under story, stone stairs, and | ||||||
| small and narrow door and windows. | ||||||
| Recently, Archdeacon Sharp has repaired | ||||||
| it, enlarged the windows, and fitted | ||||||
| up the rooms for occasional residence of | ||||||
| himself or friends, but with-all im | ||||||
| -provements, it is still very gloomy. | ||||||
| In Queen Elizabeth’s reign, and subse | ||||||
| -quently, it was used as a fort, but from | ||||||
| Charles the Seconds period, a fire was nightly x | ||||||
| x kindled on the summit as a warning beacon to Mariners, till new lighthouses were erected – | ||||||
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