Ponteland Castle, also known as Erringtons Tower or Castle of Aymer de Athol,[1] is a 14th-century stone tower house just off the A696 road in Ponteland, 8 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Northumberland.
It was built in the 14th century. Part of it was destroyed in a Scottish raid in 1388.[1] It became part of a Jacobean manor house and was rebuilt by Mark Erington in the 17th century.[1] It was ruined in 1935 when it was restored into a public house.[1] The building is now occupied by the Blackbird Inn.[2] It has been a Grade II listed building since 1952.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Ponteland Castle (The Gatehouse Record)". www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "History". The Blackbird Ponteland. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "The Blackbird Inn, Ponteland - 1042690 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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