Penchford Bastle

Has been described as a Possible Bastle

There are masonry footings remains

NamePenchford Bastle
Alternative Names
Historic CountryNorthumberland
Modern AuthorityNorthumberland
1974 AuthorityNorthumberland
Civil ParishHepple

Penchford, possible bastle remains. The remains of a range of buildings, largely much ruined and under grass except for 19th century farm buildings at the north-east end. Building at south-west end shows lower part of south quoin, with three massive blocks of bastle character (F1 PFR 27-JUL-1990).

Building and enclosure, 10m long by 6m wide. Single storey stone-built agricultural building, heavily repointed and repaired. Backed by a stone-walled enclosure, 17m by 20m. May be associated with possible footings of a post-medieval structure to the north, which measures 8m long by 4m wide by 0.35m high. The latter structure comprises a rounded and disturbed stone and earth bank (UNLUAU 1996). (Northumberland HER)

Gatehouse Comments

Three rectangular buildings are shown on the 1863 six-inch OS map, two roofless. The roofed building is the C19 building still standing, of the two building to the south-west of this one it is not clear which is the building noted by PFR (surely Peter Ryder) is the one he considered a possible bastle but the southernmost, on a slightly different orientation from the C19 building, seems more likely. However the evidence any of these buildings was a bastle is pretty slight although the location is entirely likely as a small homestead.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNY942975
Latitude55.2718200683594
Longitude-2.09223008155823
Eastings394250
Northings597560
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Journals

  • Christopherson, R., 2011, 'Northumberland bastles: origin and distribution' Medieval Settlement Research Vol. 26 p. 21-33 (listed in appendix)

Other

  • University of Newcastle and Lancaster University Archaeological Unit, 1996, Otterburn Training Area, Northumberland. Archaeological Evaluation Final Report. (38-42, Gazetteer site PF31-32)