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The bastle and associated buildings 730 metres north-west of Comb is a defensible farmstead located in Northumberland. Bastles were fortified dwelling houses characteristic of the Anglo-Scottish border region, typically constructed during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to provide protection against raids and lawlessness during a period of considerable frontier instability. The site comprises the main bastle structure together with related outbuildings, representing a typical arrangement of such border settlements where domestic and agricultural functions were combined within a defensible complex. The physical form and construction of the monument reflect the practical concerns of border farming communities whose livelihoods required protection against the prevalent violence and cattle theft of the era.
Bastle and associated buildings 730m north west of Comb is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008992. View the official record →
The bastle and associated buildings 730 metres north-west of Comb is a defensible farmstead located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008992.
Bastle and associated buildings 730m north west of Comb 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 1008992.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shilla Hill bastle 350m west of Comb (0.7 km), Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black Middings (1.6 km), Hill House bastle and associated enclosures, 850m NNW of Sidwood Cottage (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bastle and associated buildings 730m north west of Comb's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bastle and associated buildings 730m north west of Comb stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.