Low Rawgreen Bastle

Has been described as a Certain Bastle

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameLow Rawgreen Bastle
Alternative Names
Historic CountryNorthumberland
Modern AuthorityNorthumberland
1974 AuthorityNorthumberland
Civil ParishHexhamshire

Farm house and attached bastle house and barn. Early C17, mid C18 and late C19. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. Slate roofs,and quoins. 2 storey. Bastle house to north, early C17, with C20 tile roof and single reduced gable stack. East front has central opening with wooden lintel, probably a former doorway, and above 2 glazing bar sashes with ashlar lintels. West front has a doorway to animal houses and to the right a flight of stone steps leading to a former doorway to living accommodation. Attached to north a lean-to pigsty, probably a converted privy. Farmhouse to south, mid C18, raised late C19. Welsh slate roof,with a single ashlar coped gable to south, and 2 brick gable stacks. East front has off-centre doorway with C20 door, flanked by pairs of glazing bar sashes, those to right taller. Above 3 through-eaves gabled dormers, each with a plain sash. Attached to the south a small barn, converted to garage with a stone slate roof, and breathers. Interior of Bastle House has stone fireplace on the first floor and roof with some original timbers. (Listed Building Report)

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNY926565
Latitude54.9035797119141
Longitude-2.11549997329712
Eastings392680
Northings556540
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Journals

  • Christopherson, R., 2011, 'Northumberland bastles: origin and distribution' Medieval Settlement Research Vol. 26 p. 21-33 (listed in appendix)