Archaeological sites · Scottish Lowlands
Dalden Tower
Dalden Tower — tower in Seaham, County Durham, England, UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dalden Tower is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "tower in Seaham, County Durham, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.8318°, -1.3473°.
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Heritage listing
Dalden Tower or Dawden Tower was a manor house and later a pele tower in the village of Dalton-le-Dale, County Durham. Only ruins survive today. The site has been a scheduled ancient monument since 1968, and grade II* listed building since 1950.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dalden Tower or Dawden Tower was a manor house and later a pele tower in the village of Dalton-le-Dale, County Durham. Only ruins survive today. The site has been a scheduled ancient monument since 1968, and grade II* listed building since 1950.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Dalden Tower was built by the Escolland family during the 12th century and Sir Jordan de Dalden built the chapel of Dalden Tower around 1320. Shortly after, it was passed down to the Bowes family no later than 1376, who built the surviving structures, including the hall, during the late 14th century. The estate had passed to the Collingwood family in 1615, and later the Milbank family. Dalden Tower had fallen into disrepair by the 17th century, and most of the stones from the building were taken and used to construct Dalden Hall, which was demolished in 1967 after it had collapsed during the early 1960s,
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8318, -1.3473
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Seaham
- Postcode
- SR7 7QF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17536600 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dalden Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The remains of Dalden Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1706783.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dalden Tower?
- Dalden Tower is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode SR7 7QF), in the parish of Seaham.
- Is Dalden Tower a listed building?
- Dalden Tower is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Dalden Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Dalden Tower is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Dalden Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR7 7QF.