High Bowershield Bastle
Has been described as a Possible Bastle
There are masonry ruins/remnants remains
| Name | High Bowershield Bastle |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Northumberland |
| Modern Authority | Northumberland |
| 1974 Authority | Northumberland |
| Civil Parish | Elsdon |
Ruins of farmhouse include one cross-wall, 1.2m thick, of massive roughly-coursed rubble, which is probably a remnant of a bastle. Other buildings, all in ruins, seem largely 18th century. Recommend survey of whole complex (Ryder, P F 06-AUG-90 Field investigation).
The present farm was formerly Low Bowershield; the buildings of High Bowershield, largely in ruins and now serving as a complex of stock pens, stand at a slightly higher level c.100m to the north. The cross wall in the east part of the main range is 1.2m thick and stands c.1.5m high. It appears to have formed the west end of a building, the other walls of which have been rebuilt, perhaps in 18th century. Roughly 8.5m x 6.9m in later form, not certain what original bastle dimensions were. Apart from bastle fragment, remainder seems to be 18th century (Ryder 1990). (Northumberland HER)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | NY940948 |
| Latitude | 55.2477111816406 |
| Longitude | -2.09512996673584 |
| Eastings | 394050 |
| Northings | 594840 |
