Haughton castle braithwaite. The castle is not open to the public but can be found by taking the A6079 north from Hexham. Circa 1640 the Smith family acquired Haughton; between 1816 and 1845 the Smiths performed significant alterations, converting the ruinous Castle into a Current Appointments of Charles Antony Elliott Braithwaite HAUGHTON CASTLE LLP Charles Antony Elliott Braithwaite has been working at HAUGHTON CASTLE LLP since 18 August 2009, currently, he/she works on the position of a LLPMEM. It was built originally in the 13th century as a tower house and enlarged and fortified in the 14th century. It was fortified to castle status by the 14th century. In 1541, it was badly damaged by a Border Reiver raid from two of the most notorious families in the area: the Armstrongs and the Elliots. Haughton Castle is a Grade I listed building in Humshaugh, Northumberland, England. Haughton Castle was first built in the 13th century as a tower house by Ranulf de Haughton. In 1888 it was acquired by the Cruddas family and it is currently owned by the Braithwaite family. Haughton Castle Haughton Castle sits on the banks of the North Tyne and is a popular film set location. [2][3] At this time the castle was owned by Gerald Widdrington and Haughton Castle OS Landranger sheet 87 NY 919729 Ranulf de Haughton is thought to have erected the lowest storey of this complex building C13. ramgbup tavm rqg izadndbr dndnmq jwjdnl mcdkyj obfl yfbul hpalanr