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Bastle, situated 100 metres south-west of Ray Cottages in Northumberland, is a fortified farmhouse of late medieval or early modern date, representing a distinctive form of defensive domestic architecture developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region. The structure exemplifies the practical responses of border communities to the endemic raiding and military instability that characterised the frontier during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Bastles typically featured heavily built stone walls, with living quarters on the upper storey and a vaulted ground floor designed for the secure housing of livestock, thereby combining domestic and agricultural functions within a single fortified structure. This monument survives as a testament to the harsh conditions and security concerns that shaped settlement patterns and building practices in the English borders during the early modern period.
Bastle, 100m south-west of Ray Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011107. View the official record →
Bastle, situated 100 metres south-west of Ray Cottages in Northumberland, is a fortified farmhouse of late medieval or early modern date, representing a distinctive form of defensive domestic architecture developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011107.
Bastle, 100m south-west of Ray Cottages is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken medieval village, tower and fishpond at Little Swinburne (8.3 km), Romano-British farmstead, 600m west of Little Swinburne Reservoir (9.2 km), Romano-British farmstead, 850m west of Little Swinburne Reservoir (9.2 km).
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