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Crew Castle is a bastle house located in Cumberland, England, dating to the sixteenth or seventeenth century. Bastles were fortified farmhouses built in the border regions of northern England and southern Scotland during the early modern period, designed to provide defence against cross-border raids and cattle theft. The structure exemplifies the characteristic form of such defensive dwellings, combining domestic accommodation with provisions for securing livestock and valuables. As a listed monument, Crew Castle represents an important survival of border defensive architecture from a period of considerable lawlessness in the Anglo-Scottish frontier region.
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).
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