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Bastle 150m south west of Morrelhirst is a fortified farmhouse of the sixteenth or seventeenth century located in Northumberland. The structure represents the characteristic defensive architecture developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region during a period of considerable political instability and cross-border raiding. Bastles of this type typically incorporate thick stone walls with minimal window openings on lower storeys, ground floor accommodation for livestock, and upper floors for human habitation, serving both domestic and protective functions. This example contributes to the archaeological record of border settlement patterns and the material culture of a frontier region where civilian populations required fortification as a practical response to contemporary threats.
Bastle 150m south west of Morrelhirst is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018994. View the official record →
Bastle 150m south west of Morrelhirst is a fortified farmhouse of the sixteenth or seventeenth century located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018994.
Bastle 150m south west of Morrelhirst 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 1018994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on Garleigh Hill, 790m north east of Lordenshaw (3.2 km), Defended settlement, 618m north west of Ewesley (3.3 km), Enclosed settlement on Ewesley Fell, 1.2km north west of Ewesley (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bastle 150m south west of Morrelhirst's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bastle 150m south west of Morrelhirst stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.