What is recorded here

Edlingham Castle in Northumberland is a scheduled monument, a fortified manor and solar tower still standing where human hands first shaped it. The official record protects the stones but says nothing about whether a stranger may walk inside or touch the walls. The tower rises above the land like a finger pointing at memory, waiting for someone brave enough to imagine the lives it held.

The National Heritage List for England records Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower was built in the 12th century, with the stone tower added in the 14th century by the powerful Percy family, later Earls of Northumberland. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval domestic and military architecture and as a historical seat of the Percy lineage.

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