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Bastle 150m south west of Morrelhirst is a fortified farmhouse dating from the sixteenth or seventeenth century, situated in Northumberland during a period of considerable cross-border unrest. The structure exemplifies the bastle house type, a defensive domestic building characteristic of the Anglo-Scottish border region, where such fortifications were constructed to protect livestock and inhabitants from raiding. The building would have incorporated stone walls of substantial thickness with secure storage for cattle in a ground-floor undercroft, typical of its class and period. Such bastles represent an important response to the social and economic pressures of border life in early modern Britain.
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 dating from the sixteenth or seventeenth century, situated in Northumberland during a period of considerable cross-border unrest. 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).
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