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The bastle immediately east of Mortley is a fortified farmhouse of 17th-century date located in Northumberland. Bastles were characteristic defensive structures built in the Anglo-Scottish border region during the early modern period, designed to provide secure accommodation for both inhabitants and livestock during periods of cross-border raiding and unrest. This example exemplifies the practical architectural response of border communities to the endemic warfare and lawlessness that persisted along the frontier prior to the union of the English and Scottish crowns. The building represents an important testament to the lived experience of ordinary rural border inhabitants during a period of significant historical instability in northern England.
Bastle immediately east of Mortley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021285. View the official record →
The bastle immediately east of Mortley is a fortified farmhouse of 17th-century date located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021285.
Bastle immediately east of Mortley 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 1021285.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The vallum and early Roman road between the field boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36 (8 km), Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough (9.2 km), Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37 (9.5 km).
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