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Stonehouse Tower bastle is a fortified farmhouse located in Cumberland, England, dating to the late medieval or early modern period. Bastles were defensive structures built by Border families to protect themselves and their livestock during the period of cross-border raiding that characterised the Anglo-Scottish frontier. The tower exemplifies the practical military architecture employed by farming communities in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, combining domestic accommodation with defensive capability. Its construction reflects the historical circumstances of the English-Scottish Borders, where such fortified dwellings were essential responses to the threat of raids and lawlessness that persisted in the region.
Stonehouse Tower bastle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019530. View the official record →
Stonehouse Tower bastle is a fortified farmhouse located in Cumberland, England, dating to the late medieval or early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019530.
Stonehouse Tower 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 1019530.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whisgills, long cairn and standing stones 2230m W of (4.8 km), Carby Hill,settlement (4.8 km), Ettleton Cemetery, tombstones (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stonehouse Tower bastle'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.
Stonehouse Tower bastle stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.