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| Prudhoe Castle | Prudhoe Castle | Mr. Dobson | About 18 chains | The remains of a fortified building | ||
| (In Ruins) | Prudhoe Castle | Mr. Hutchinson | East of the Boat House | situated on an eminence near | ||
| Prudhoe Castle | Mr. Johnson | the Tyne. It was anciently the | ||||
| Prudhoe Castle | Whellan’s Directory | principal seat of the Umfravilles. | ||||
| Prudhoe Castle | MacKenzie’s History | The castle was gallantly and successfully | ||||
| Prudhoe Castle | White’s Directory | defended against William, King of | ||||
| Scotland. in the reign of Henry II. | ||||||
| The ground on which the castle stands | ||||||
| is high towards the river, & on the | ||||||
| opposite side, the walls have been defended | ||||||
| by deep ditches, which were crossed by | ||||||
| a drawbridge. There have been recent | ||||||
| additions made to the castle & the | ||||||
| remains have been secured from | ||||||
| entirely falling, by judicious | ||||||
| repairs in the parts most delapidated. | ||||||
| The castle and grounds adjoining | ||||||
| is now the property of the Duke | ||||||
| of Northumberland | ||||||
| Moat | ||||||
| (Remains of) | ||||||
| Newcastle & Carlisle | See Name Book of Sheet 95 Plan 8 | |||||
| Railway | ||||||
| John McMahon Civil Assistant |
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