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Two bastles, an eighteenth-century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black Middings is a scheduled monument located in Northumberland comprising defensive agricultural structures typical of the Border region. Bastles were fortified farmhouses designed to provide protection for livestock and inhabitants during periods of cross-border raiding, and the pair at Black Middings represents a significant example of this distinctive building type. The site also includes an eighteenth-century farmhouse and field enclosures which reflect the later agricultural development and consolidation of settlement at this location. Together these structures document the transition from defensive necessity to organised pastoral farming in the upland areas of northern England.
Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black Middings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011643. View the official record →
Two bastles, an eighteenth-century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black Middings is a scheduled monument located in Northumberland comprising defensive agricultural structures typical of the Border region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011643.
Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black Middings 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 1011643.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hill House bastle and associated enclosures, 850m NNW of Sidwood Cottage (0.3 km), Romano-British farmstead, 330m north west of Sidwood Cottage (0.7 km), Shilla Hill bastle 350m west of Comb (1 km).
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