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Shilla Hill bastle is a fortified farmhouse situated in Northumberland, approximately 350 metres west of Comb. The structure dates to the early modern period, likely constructed during the sixteenth or seventeenth century when such defensive agricultural buildings were common in the Anglo-Scottish border region. Bastles were characteristically built with thick stone walls and minimal ground-floor openings, designed to provide protection for both inhabitants and livestock during periods of cross-border raiding. The monument represents an important example of vernacular military architecture adapted to the practical needs of border farming communities during a time of considerable regional instability.
Shilla Hill bastle 350m west of Comb is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008991. View the official record →
Shilla Hill bastle is a fortified farmhouse situated in Northumberland, approximately 350 metres west of Comb. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008991.
Shilla Hill bastle 350m west of Comb 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 1008991.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bastle and associated buildings 730m north west of Comb (0.7 km), Hill House bastle and associated enclosures, 850m NNW of Sidwood Cottage (0.9 km), Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black Middings (1 km).
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Shilla Hill bastle 350m west of Comb stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.