County Durham
| Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Castle Deer House | Country house | 1183 | Complete | The official residence of the Bishop of Durham since 1832. However, it has been owned by the diocese for more than 800 years, as a hunting lodge for the Prince Bishops of Durham. It is more like a Gothic country house than a true castle. | |
| Barnard Castle | Castle | 1095 | Ruins | A ruined medieval castle originally built on the site of an earlier defended position from around 1095 to 1125 by Guy de Balliol. In the 15th century the castle passed by marriage to the Neville family who improved the castle and the estate over the next two centuries. It was sold in 1626 to Henry Vane who dismantled much of the castle. | |
| Bowes Castle | Castle | 12th Century | Ruins | Built in the corner of an old Roman fort guarding the Stainforth Pass through the Pennines by Alan, Count of Brittany, in the north-west corner of the site. | |
| Derwentcote Steel Furnace | Foundry | 1720 | Complete | Located near Rowlands Gill, near Newcastle. It is an example of an early cementation furnace which produced high grade steel. | |
| Egglestone Abbey | Abbey | 12th Century | Ruins | An abandoned Abbey on the eastern bank of the River Tees. Founded by the Premonstratensians, also known as the White Canons. They chose the site for the abbey was chosen because of its isolation, close proximity to a river and the supply of local stone for its construction. | |
| Finchale Priory | Priory | 1196 | Ruins | A Benedictine priory, sited by the River Wear. Includes the remains of an early 12th century stone chapel of St John the Baptist. The monastic complex was built in the latter half of the 13th century with alterations and additions continuing for the following three centuries. |
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