High Shaw Bastle is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1953. Bastlehouse.
High Shaw Bastle
- WRENN ID
- floating-marble-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1953
- Type
- Bastlehouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
High Shaw Bastle is a bastle house dating from the 16th century or early 17th century, constructed of massive coursed rubble. The building measures approximately 40 feet by 24 feet and stands about 12 feet high, with only the ground floor remaining intact. The ground-floor doorway is located in the east gable end and features a chamfered alternating-block surround with a relieving arch above. Notably, this bastle is unique for having a chamfered string course above the ground floor. There is also a triangular opening in the east end, likely a gun loop.
Inside, the walls are about 64 inches thick, and the interior features a segmental tunnel vault with a ladder hole that is only about 12 inches square. The doorway is rebated and includes drawbar holes. In the west wall, there is a roughly-made recess with a vertical shaft within the wall thickness and a well-dressed triangular opening, which may also serve as a gun loop, similar to the one found on the exterior.
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