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Bastle House is a fortified farmhouse located in Northumberland, dating to the sixteenth or seventeenth century. These defensive structures were built by border farmers and minor gentry as protection against cross-border raids that characterised the Anglo-Scottish frontier during this period. The building typically combines domestic accommodation with defensive features including thick stone walls and narrow windows designed to withstand attack. Bastle houses represent an important vernacular response to the particular security challenges of the borderlands before the union of the English and Scottish crowns brought greater stability to the region.
Bastle House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006603. View the official record →
Bastle House is a fortified farmhouse located in Northumberland, dating to the sixteenth or seventeenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006603.
Bastle House 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 1006603.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton (9.4 km), Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton (9.5 km), The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean (9.6 km).
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