Housesteads South-east Bastle
Has been described as a Possible Bastle
There are no visible remains
| Name | Housesteads South-east Bastle |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Northumberland |
| Modern Authority | Northumberland |
| 1974 Authority | Northumberland |
| Civil Parish | Bardon Mill |
Evidence of a second bastle at Housesteads comes from a description and sketch by Roach Smith in 1851. He sketched a building 'on the eastern side of the interior of the station' then roofless and in use as a sheepfold. The first edition Ordnance Survey map shows a rectangular sheepfold in the south-east angle of the fort. The sketch shows the building standing on a terrace, probably the ramparts of the fort. It is apparently single-storey with a door midway along and a tiny window on either side. The windows are probably vents, as seen on the bastle in the south gate at Housesteads. Another drawing shows large quoins, characteristic of bastles. The building probably went out of use before 1725 when Stukeley sketched the fort, as it is not shown. By 1851 the upper storey had gone and was presumably removed by Clayton some time after about 1861, leaving no trace (English Heritage 2002). (Northumberland HER)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | NY790687 |
| Latitude | 55.0130500793457 |
| Longitude | -2.32876992225647 |
| Eastings | 379020 |
| Northings | 568750 |
