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better plight. Fortunately for the Eastern March the 

 strong castle of Chillingham was kept in an efficient 

 state by the head of the house of Grey, and Norham 

 Castle was likewise in good repair and well provided 

 with artillery and other necessaries for defence ; while the 

 Haggerstones appear to have kept up their traditional 

 state of efficiency at Haggerstone. One result of this 

 survey and report, in 1541, was that several new places 

 of defence eventually made their appearance, amongst 

 those on the East March being the massive stronghold of 

 Coupland with accommodation for a considerable garrison, 

 the interesting tower of Doddington, the strong bastle 

 at Kilham, and possibly the stone house or bastle at 

 Yeavering. 



Time will not permit us to make more than a passing 

 reference to the middle March, fascinating though the 

 subject be. Its condition — at least on the outer fringe — 

 differed little fiom that of the East March. The great and 

 important strongholds of Harbottle and Langley were in 

 ruin and extreme decay, as were also the castle of Haugh- 

 ton and the tower of Tarrett. Indeed, throughout the 

 whole of Tynedale (meaning North Tynedale) the survey 

 reports that there was not a single tower standing save 

 that of the Charltons of Heslyside. On the other hand, 

 the inner fringe showed a better state of affairs. Cartington 

 Castle was well maintained, as were also the Claverings' 

 tower of Callaly, and that occupied by Robert Collingwood 

 at Eslington. There were new towers at Great Ryle and 

 Prendwick. The little stronghold of the Horsleys at 

 Screnwood, and the ancient inheritance of the Selbys at 

 Biddlestone, are very favourably reported on, while 

 Percival Clennell appears to have put his tower of Clennell 

 into a complete state of repair and efficiency. 



It would be beyond the scope of this paper to go further. 

 Scattered and meagre as are the data which I have here 

 set down, their narration has already occupied too much 

 time, and has, I fear, tried the patience of my listeners 



