Welton tower house

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Welton tower house is a tower house in Northumberland. It is one of 29 tower houses the Albion Guide maps in the county. For more of the same, Nafferton castle and Prudhoe Castle are close by. For arrivals by rail, Prudhoe Station is 4.7 km to the south-east.

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