Felkington Bastle, Duddo

Has been described as a Certain Bastle

There are no visible remains

NameFelkington Bastle, Duddo
Alternative NamesFelkyngton
Historic CountryNorthumberland
Modern AuthorityNorthumberland
1974 AuthorityNorthumberland
Civil ParishDuddo

A survey of 1561 mentions a bastall house of small strength at Felkington. Probably built after the survey of 1541 (Bates).

Felkington is a collection of farm buildings at NT 9444. There are no apparent remains of a bastle and no local knowledge concerning its site (F1 ASP 10-NOV-55). (PastScape)

In the towne of Felkyngton is noe tower, or pile, but one bastall house of small strength. (Survey Booke of Norham and Ilandshire)

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNT945442
Latitude55.6917686462402
Longitude-2.0911500453949
Eastings394500
Northings644200
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Books

  • Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Newcastle upon Tyne: Keepdate Publishing) p. 44-5
  • Salter, Mike, 1997, The Castles and Tower Houses of Northumberland (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 117 (slight)
  • Graham, Frank, 1993, Northumberian Castles Aln, Tweed and Till (Butler Publishing) p. 20
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 348
  • Graham, Frank, 1976, The Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Frank Graham) p. 164
  • Long, B., 1967, Castles of Northumberland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) p. 104-5
  • Bates, C.J., 1891, Border Holds of Northumberland (London and Newcastle: Andrew Reid) p. 52-3 (Also published as the whole of volume 14 (series 2) of Archaeologia Aeliana view online)
  • Raine, J., 1852, History and Antiquities of North Durham (London) p. 19

Journals

  • Bates, C.J., 1891, 'Border Holds of Northumberland' Archaeologia Aeliana (ser2) Vol. 14 p. 52-3 online copy

Primary Sources

  • 1561, The Survey Booke of Norham and Ilandshire, taken and made in the 3rd year of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth, Queen of England, etc. Survey of Norham and Islandshire