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Bastle 80m north east of Fallowlees is a fortified farmhouse of seventeenth-century date, constructed in response to the endemic border raiding that characterised the Anglo-Scottish frontier during the early modern period. The structure exemplifies the defensive architecture typical of Northumberland's bastle houses, which combined domestic accommodation with protective features designed to safeguard both inhabitants and livestock from hostile incursions. Built with stone walls of substantial thickness, the bastle demonstrates the practical military considerations that shaped rural settlement patterns in the borderlands during this period of persistent cross-border conflict.
Bastle 80m north east of Fallowlees is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016712. View the official record →
Bastle 80m north east of Fallowlees is a fortified farmhouse of seventeenth-century date, constructed in response to the endemic border raiding that characterised the Anglo-Scottish frontier during the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016712.
Bastle 80m north east of Fallowlees 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 1016712.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Birky Burn settlement (5.9 km), Romano-British farmstead, 650m ENE of Wolf Crag (6.9 km), Ant Hills (burial mounds), Monkridge (7 km).
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