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Vicar's Pele Tower

Name: Vicar's Pele Tower
Rating: 2

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Location: Ponteland, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Killingworth Wagonway – Seaton Burn Waggonway loop from Monkseaton

46.5km

03:16

200m

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2. Northumberland Cheese Company – Vicar's Pele Tower loop from West Jesmond

42.6km

02:32

210m

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3. Killingworth Wagonway – Seaton Burn Waggonway loop from Monkseaton

53.5km

03:42

230m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Willem VS

February 18, 2021

Vicar's Pele is a three storey stone pele tower, which was built in the 14th or 15th century. It possibly stands on the site of a 13th century hall house and its south wing may have been rebuilt as the tower. Later it was part of a vicarage, which was demolished in the late 19th century, leaving a small dwelling house still attached. The house was removed in 1950 and the tower consolidated with concrete in 1971, excavations in 2001 uncovered a stone flagged floor inside the tower. There are blocked doors on the west and north sides and three large openings on the south face. This gaunt shell shows signs of a gabled roof on the west wall and the evidence of numerous later alterations and repairs. Nearby in Ponteland is the Blackbird Inn and 7 miles north-west is Belsay Castle.
castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/88/pontelandpele.htm

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Location: Ponteland, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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Vicar's Pele Tower

1. Killingworth Wagonway – Seaton Burn Waggonway loop from Monkseaton

2. Northumberland Cheese Company – Vicar's Pele Tower loop from West Jesmond

3. Killingworth Wagonway – Seaton Burn Waggonway loop from Monkseaton

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