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The medieval settlement and field system immediately north-east of Bradley Hall in Northumberland is a scheduled ancient monument preserving evidence of medieval agricultural organization and habitation in the Border region. The site includes two bastles, fortified farmhouses characteristic of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when defensive structures were necessitated by cross-border raiding, alongside a corn drying kiln which served the processing needs of the local agricultural community. The visible field boundaries and settlement remains reflect medieval land division practices, whilst the bastles represent the distinctive vernacular response to the particular security challenges of the English-Scottish Borders during the early modern period. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of how rural communities in this region organized both their settlement patterns and their response to contemporary threats.
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 medieval settlement and field system immediately north-east of Bradley Hall in Northumberland is a scheduled ancient monument preserving evidence of medieval agricultural organization and habitation in the Border region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018533.
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).
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