Halton Lea Farmhouse, Hartleyburn

Has been described as a Possible Bastle

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameHalton Lea Farmhouse, Hartleyburn
Alternative Names
Historic CountryNorthumberland
Modern AuthorityNorthumberland
1974 AuthorityNorthumberland
Civil ParishHartleyburn

House, late C16 or early C17 enlarged and remodelled in early c19. Rubble with dressings, mostly rendered; slate roof. 2 storeys, 4 bays, irregular. C20 glazed door in 2nd bay flanked by paired 12-pane sashes; to right small 8-pane sash. 1st floor has 16-pane sashes. Gables with moulded kneelers and overlapping coping stones. End and ridge stacks rebuilt in brick and stone. Right return shows central flush-panelled door in chamfered surround. Rear elevation and C19 rear wing have mainly 12-pane sashes; some openings have rock-faced and margined surrounds. Interior; the eastern part of the house has walls over 1m. thick and probably represents a large bastle. (Listed Building Report 1985)

Solitary form bastle, 10.3 x 6.7m externally, with end wall 1.3m thick. Byre entrance in gable end. Present state - house (Ryder 1990). The bastle, later extended to the west and north, measures c.10.3m by 6.7m externally, with walls c.1.1m thick and an east end wall of 1.3m. Its walls are entirely rendered or plastered; a step in the render at the east end probably conceals a boulder plinth. There is a square headed doorway set centrally in the east gable, with a chamfered surround; its position suggests that it represents an original opening, but its present dimensions hint that it may have been enlarged. All other visible features of the house are of late 18th and 19th century date (Ryder 1994-5). (Northumberland HER)

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law

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County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNY651589
Latitude54.9237785339355
Longitude-2.5457398891449
Eastings365120
Northings558930
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Books

  • Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Newcastle upon Tyne: Keepdate Publishing) p. 383

Other

  • July 2009, Halton Lea Farm, Hartleyburn, Northumberland, Archaeological Evaluation (The Archaeological Practice for HM Project Developments)
  • September 2008, Halton Lea Farm, Northumberland, Archaeological Assessment (The Archaeological Practice for BHP Develop)
  • Ryder, P.F., 1994-5, Towers and Bastles in Northumberland Part 4 Tynedale District Vol. 2 p. 82
  • Ryder, P.F., 1990, Bastles and Towers in the Northumberland National Park (Report for Northumberland National Park Authority) p. 6