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Bastle, located 480 metres north-east of Shittleheugh in Northumberland, is a fortified farmhouse of early modern date. The structure represents a defensive domestic building type characteristic of the Anglo-Scottish border region, where such strongholds provided protection for farming communities against raids and lawlessness during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The bastle combined domestic accommodation with defensive features, typically incorporating thick walls and limited ground-floor openings to secure livestock and inhabitants. This example survives as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting the archaeological and historical importance of border architecture from this period.
Bastle, 480m north east of Shittleheugh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008426. View the official record →
Bastle, located 480 metres north-east of Shittleheugh in Northumberland, is a fortified farmhouse of early modern date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008426.
Bastle, 480m north east of Shittleheugh 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 1008426.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead on Wood Hill 800m north west of Old Town Cottages (3.1 km), Romano-British farmstead, 330m south of Woodhill (3.2 km), Romano-British farmstead 850m south of Troughend (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bastle, 480m north east of Shittleheugh'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, 480m north east of Shittleheugh stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.