Holiday. 3, Preston Tower, Northumberland

[karen9]

After Alnwick castle we went to Preston Tower.



Preston Tower is the remains (with some Victorian restoration of the top stones, and the addition of a clock!) of a mediaeval and later pele tower. Pele towers were fortified dwellings built on both sides of the Scottish-English border to protect people from rievers (raiders) of both nationalities. They had thick walls with tiny slit windows.





 

 

Rampart and tower stairs.

 

 
A room in the tower as it would have looked when lived in.



View from the tower.

Comments

[avictoriangirl]

More lovely photos! *happy sigh*

[karen9.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're enjoying them!

I have some garden photos to come next, but uploading from My Pictures to my Scrapbook takes ages, sometimes it freezes. Can you suggest anything? Is Photobucket easier?

[avictoriangirl]

Nope, photobucket can be a big pain in the butt too. You might just need to resize the pics and make them a bit smaller, that might help. :)

[karen9.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so jealous! I didn't get to visit Preston Tower either! Once again, I love the historical information you've provided, not to mention the various views of Preston Tower. :-)

[karen9.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you didn't get to Preston Tower. I had to see at least one pele tower!