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Deserted medieval village including bastle at Ironhouse is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement located in Northumberland, 750 metres west of High Shaw. The site includes the substantial stone foundations and earthworks of a bastle, a fortified farmhouse characteristic of the Anglo-Scottish border region, which provided defensive accommodation for both people and livestock during the medieval period. The settlement evidences the pattern of rural habitation and land use in the medieval Northumberland landscape, with archaeological features visible as earthwork remains that reflect the community's organisational structure and domestic arrangements. The monument represents an important record of medieval border settlement practices in northern England.
Deserted medieval village including bastle at Ironhouse, 750m west of High Shaw is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017927. View the official record →
Deserted medieval village including bastle at Ironhouse is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement located in Northumberland, 750 metres west of High Shaw.
Deserted medieval village including bastle at Ironhouse, 750m west of High Shaw 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 1017927.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mote Hills motte and bailey castle (4.8 km), Defended settlement, 470m south west of Haining (6 km), Steng medieval wayside cross (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval village including bastle at Ironhouse, 750m west of High Shaw's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Deserted medieval village including bastle at Ironhouse, 750m west of High Shaw stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.