Cresswell Castle, Northumberland

For the castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, see Cresswell Castle.

Cresswell Castle is in the village of Cresswell, situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) to the north of Ashington, Northumberland, England.

This tower house was built in the 13th century and consists of a rectangular building with a turret at one corner.

References

Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
Images of Cresswell Tower

England - Castles in North East England

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Also See: Castles in England

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