Fenwick Tower (Northumberland)

Fenwick Tower was a 12th-century tower house at Matfen, Northumberland, England.

Fenwick Tower
Location in Northumberland
General information
LocationNorthumberland, England, UK
Coordinates55.040°N 1.953°W / 55.040; -1.953
OS gridNZ030717

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 Feb 15th 2010 human remains were found buried next to a cottage in the hamlet of Fenwick Towers. Experts were attempting to calculate the age of the remains by using radio carbon dating; investigators have said the find could be historical.

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