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The scheduled ancient monument north east of Bradley Hall in Northumberland comprises the remains of a medieval settlement with associated field systems, two bastles, and a corn drying kiln. The bastles, characteristic defensible farmhouses of the Anglo-Scottish border region, date to the medieval period and reflect the security concerns of settlements in this frontier landscape. The corn drying kiln indicates agricultural processing practices typical of medieval rural communities in northern England. Together, these structures represent the physical evidence of medieval farming life and the defensive architecture necessitated by the border's turbulent history.
Medieval settlement and field system, two bastles and a corn drying kiln, immediately north east of Bradley Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018533. View the official record →
The scheduled ancient monument north east of Bradley Hall in Northumberland comprises the remains of a medieval settlement with associated field systems, two bastles, and a corn drying kiln.
Medieval settlement and field system, two bastles and a corn drying kiln, immediately north east of Bradley Hall 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 1018533.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones (1.6 km), Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp (2.7 km), Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement and field system, two bastles and a corn drying kiln, immediately north east of Bradley Hall'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.
Medieval settlement and field system, two bastles and a corn drying kiln, immediately north east of Bradley Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.