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Bastles at Chesterwood is a pair of fortified farmhouses located in Northumberland, dating to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. These structures represent the defensive architecture developed by border communities during the period of Anglo-Scottish frontier conflict, when raids and reiving posed persistent threats to settled life. The bastles are characterised by their robust stone construction and compact, functional design, with thick walls and limited openings that provided both protection and storage for livestock and provisions during times of danger. Such fortified farms were common to the border regions and remain important archaeological evidence of the social and military conditions that shaped rural settlement patterns during the early modern period.
Bastles at Chesterwood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006432. View the official record →
Bastles at Chesterwood is a pair of fortified farmhouses located in Northumberland, dating to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006432.
Bastles at Chesterwood 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 1006432.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langley Barony Mines, Haydon Bridge (1.5 km), Bridge at Haydon Bridge (1.6 km), Roman camp, 290m north west of Seldom Seen (2.8 km).
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