Black Middens Bastle House
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Coordinates: 55°12′13″N 2°21′29″W / 55.2036°N 2.3580°W
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| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Black Middens Bastle House lies about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Bellingham, Northumberland.[1] It is a two-storey fortified stone farmhouse from the 16th century.[1] In times of trouble, which were common on the English-Scottish border, farmers could hide behind its thick walls. Livestock would be kept downstairs and the farmers' families upstairs.[2]
The original door was blocked over and three additional doors and an external staircase were eventually added, and the roof lost. Nearby on the property is an 18th-century stone cottage.[2]
The house, cottage, and grounds are owned and administered by English Heritage.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Black Middens Bastle House". English Heritage. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.13101. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b Black Middens Bastle, 2009, http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/80/blackmiddensbastle.htm, retrieved 21 November 2009
[edit] External links
Media related to Black Middens Bastle House at Wikimedia Commons
- Black Middens Bastle House - official site
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