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Bastle at Craig Farm is a fortified farmhouse located in Northumberland, dating to the early modern period. The structure exemplifies the distinctive defensive architecture developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when raids and cattle theft posed significant threats to rural communities. Bastles were characterised by their robust stone construction, typically featuring thick walls and small, defensible windows designed to withstand attack whilst accommodating both human inhabitants and livestock within a single building. The Craig Farm example represents an important example of this regionally specific building type, reflecting the distinctive settlement patterns and security concerns of the Anglo-Scottish borders during a period of considerable instability.
Bastle at Craig Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008888. View the official record →
Bastle at Craig Farm is a fortified farmhouse located in Northumberland, dating to the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008888.
Bastle at Craig Farm 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 1008888.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Unenclosed settlement, field system, cairnfield, round cairn cemetery, round cairn, shieling and enclosed cremation cemetery on Todlaw Pike (5.4 km), Romano-British and medieval settlement, field system, cord rig cultivation, cairnfield and round cairn on Barracker Rigg (5.9 km), Mote Hills motte and bailey castle (6.3 km).
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