Carlisle
Cumbria
Prior's Tower can be found in the Cathedral precincts, backing onto West Walls, and is an impressive early 16th century pele tower. Built in 1507, the tower was designed to offer a place of refuge against any attacks on the city, for the Prior, Simon Senhouse (the builder of the Cathedral gatehouse).
The tower's walls are just under 2 metres thick in places, providing a good level of defence against whatever may have been thrown at it. Considering that the tower is just within the city walls, it's well protected anyway, and would have provided a good lookout across the river Caldew.
The tower's walls are just under 2 metres thick in places, providing a good level of defence against whatever may have been thrown at it. Considering that the tower is just within the city walls, it's well protected anyway, and would have provided a good lookout across the river Caldew.


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