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Cocklaw Tower house Northumberland

This 15th century tower measures 15.7m by 10.6m over walls 2.1m think at the level of the vaulted basement. The south wall is thickened to 3.8m to contain mural chambers and a turnpike stair in the SE...

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Very interesting. Look forward to seeing the progress.

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Watching this one with interest. Snitchy sends.

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Cool!  I'm always interested in the historical projects.  Can't wait to see more.

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Hey, I was wondering where in Northumberland this is? One of my friends ran an excavation up there for awhile...

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Henry - glad to see you have embarked on a new project. Will be watching with great interest. Are you going to build it as "new" or in ruins?

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Hi,Yeah been wanting to build this for ages, finally got around to starting it, I'm building as first built, so a bit of artistic licence will be needed.Henryv

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Very good - will be watching with great interest.

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This is the home of my ancestors. Are you refurbishing the tower or are you using the tower as a model?

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Hi,I'm building the tower as It would have been when first completed, It is one if my favorite tower houses, I guess there's just something about it, If this is the home of your ancestors, what an...

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It looks really interesting. I am looking forward to following your progress. Thanks for sharing :-)

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Wow, I immediately saw the hay shed and it looks exactly like one not far from my house so I connected the picture to the US. Then for a brief second I saw the tower and was baffled where in the US...

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It's a few thousand miles from the US, here in England, I guess that's what it was a fortified shed, where people and animals sheltered in the borders troubled times. I'm glad you like the early...

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