© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Crew Castle is a bastle house located in Cumberland, England, dating to the sixteenth or seventeenth century. Bastles were fortified farmhouses constructed in the border regions of northern England and southern Scotland to provide defence against raids during the period of Anglo-Scottish conflict. The structure exemplifies the practical military architecture developed by residents of the English-Scottish borderlands, combining domestic accommodation with defensive capabilities including thick stone walls and reinforced openings. The monument is listed on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1015738.
Crew Castle bastle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015738. View the official record →
Crew Castle is a bastle house located in Cumberland, England, dating to the sixteenth or seventeenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015738.
Crew Castle bastle 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 1015738.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle 740m east of Woodhead (4.3 km), Medieval dispersed settlement 210m WNW of Lukes Cottage (4.7 km), Medieval shieling on Espy Bank 35m south of Esby Well (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Crew Castle bastle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Crew Castle bastle stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.