The Bastle is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. A 16th century Fortified house.
The Bastle
- WRENN ID
- slow-lancet-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1988
- Type
- Fortified house
- Period
- 16th century
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
CARHAM PRESSEN NT 83 NW 8/12 The Bastle GV II Fortified house, known as 'The Bastle' and now used as a workshop. Probably C16. Random rubble with dressed stone quoins. 2 storeys. Rectangular c.60 x 25 ft. Blocked ground-floor doorway with alternating-block surround under relieving arch on long north side. On the same side two blocked small square windows. Steeply-pitched gabled roof with crow steps on west, reverse crow steps on east. 1st-floor entrance was originally on east gable (of Akeld Bastle), now replaced by C20 sliding door. In the gable a square-chamfered window, formerly with a mullion, rebated for shutters. Similar window in west gable. Later lean-tos on south side.
Interior: walls c. 4 ft. 6 inches thick. Only part of the ground floor tunnel vault remains. It is high and round. The eaves appear unaltered which suggests that the 1st floor had very low side walls. Roof timbers C19.
Listing NGR: NT8363435830
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