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Bastle at Upper Denton is a fortified farmhouse located in Cumberland, England. The structure dates from the early modern period, when such fortified dwellings were constructed in the border regions between England and Scotland to provide defence against raids and livestock theft. The bastle's characteristic form comprises a stone-built house with a basement or ground floor designed to shelter animals and valuables, whilst the upper storey provided residential accommodation for the occupants. This combination of defensive architecture and agricultural function reflects the practical concerns of farming families in the volatile Anglo-Scottish borderlands during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Bastle at Upper Denton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014767. View the official record →
Bastle at Upper Denton is a fortified farmhouse located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014767.
Bastle at Upper Denton 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 1014767.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road (2.4 km), Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall (2.5 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coombe Crag and Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks in wall miles 51 and 52 (4.1 km).
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