Embleton Tower
Northumberland, England
Embleton Tower is a peel tower in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The nearest other castle is Dunstanburgh Castle, 1.7 mi away.
Embleton Tower at a glance
Type
Peel tower
Heritage status
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Dunstanburgh Castle
1.7 mi away
Castles in Northumberland
56
England
About Embleton Tower
Embleton Tower is a peel tower and Grade I listed building in the village of Embleton in Northumberland, England. Tradition states that in 1395, the tower was built to protect the minister and parishioners of Embleton's Church of the Holy Trinity after the village suffered from a raid by the Scots.
From the Wikipedia article on Embleton Tower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Embleton Tower sits at 55.4950, -1.6370 in Northumberland. The closest other castles are Dunstanburgh Castle (1.7 mi), Craster Tower (2.2 mi) and Alnwick Castle (6.1 mi). Northumberland has 56 castles in all.
