Fenwick Tower, Northumberland

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The house was the home of the Fenwick family from the 12th century until they moved to Wallington in the 16th century.[1]

In 1378 John Fenwick was granted a licence to crenelate the house. The tower was largely demolished in about 1775 at which time a hoard of medieval gold coins was discovered.[2]

The sparse remains of the tower are now incorporated into a 17th-century farmhouse and are protected by Grade II listed building status[2]

On 15 February 2010 human remains were found buried next to a cottage in the hamlet of Fenwick Towers.[3] Radio-carbon dating of the remains indicated they likely dated to the 13th or 14th centuries.[4]

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  1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (1844) pp. 194-6 Google Books
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