Gardens · Central Scotland
Preston Tower
Preston Tower — tower in Preston, Northumberland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill · 1.6 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Preston Tower is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "tower in Preston, Northumberland, England, UK". Coordinates: 55.5223°, -1.7105°.
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Heritage listing
Preston Tower is a fourteenth-century pele tower in Preston, Northumberland, England built in 1392. The tower is now a private museum.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Official information
A medieval pele tower, once used to help keep order in this lawless border country.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Preston Tower is a fourteenth-century pele tower in Preston, Northumberland, England built in 1392. The tower is now a private museum.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.5223, -1.7105
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ellingham
- Postcode
- NE67 5DH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill — 1.6 km
- Official site
- prestontower.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7242003 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Preston Tower, Northumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chathill MMB 03 Preston Tower.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Preston Tower?
- Preston Tower is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode NE67 5DH), in the parish of Ellingham.
- Is Preston Tower a listed building?
- Preston Tower is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Preston Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Preston Tower is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Preston Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Chathill, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE67 5DH.