Hayton Stonehouse

Has been described as a Possible Bastle

There are no visible remains

NameHayton Stonehouse
Alternative Names
Historic CountryCumberland
Modern AuthorityCumbria
1974 AuthorityCumbria
Civil ParishHayton

Site of a stonehouse or bastle at Gilsand demolished in 1953:

NY513578. 1633. 'Rec. of John Knight for the halfe yeare's rent of the Stone House'.

1603 survey. 'Anthonie Knight, a tenement and yard beinge a stonehouse.' Local information that it was demolished in 1953 (Perriam and Robinson). (PastScape)

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNY512578
Latitude54.9126815795898
Longitude-2.76185989379883
Eastings351250
Northings557810
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Books

  • Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 29) p. 155
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 93
  • Curwen, J.F., 1913, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 13) p. 410

Primary Sources

  • Graham, T. H. B. (ed.). 1934, The barony of Gilsland. Lord William Howard's survey, taken in 1603 (Feild-Booke yt explaines all the Map Booke for Gilsland taken in 1603) (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 16)
  • Ornsby, G. (ed), 1877, Household Accounts of Naworth 1612-40 (London: Surtees Society 68) p. 278 online copy