What is recorded here

Twizel medieval tower house and village, post-medieval folly and garden stands in Northumberland as a scheduled monument. The medieval tower and village date from an older era, while the post-medieval folly and garden belong to a later period. The official record identifies the site but does not say whether the public may enter.

The National Heritage List for England records Twizel medieval tower house and village, post-medieval folly and garden 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.

Twizel medieval tower house was built in the 14th century by the de Twizel family, a local landholding family in Northumberland. It is remembered for its strategic role in the border region and as a rare surviving example of a medieval tower house with associated village and later landscape features.

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