Girsonfield Burn
Has been described as a Possible Bastle
There are masonry footings remains
| Name | Girsonfield Burn |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Northumberland |
| Modern Authority | Northumberland |
| 1974 Authority | Northumberland |
| Civil Parish | Otterburn |
'Girsonfield' - a farmhouse, which in the time of Queen Elizabeth belonged to the proprietors of Otterburn Castle. Some parts of its walls remain, but a new house of the same name has been built on the hillside to the east (NY 89159377). (Hodgson 1827).
Incorporated in it are the remains of a still older steading, the residence of the Halls (Tomlinson 1916).
NY 88919424. Remains of the farmhouse consist largely of the turf-covered foundations, which form an enclosure some 12.5m x 6.8m. The north wall, however, which is incorporated in a dry-stone field boundary, stands 1.5m high and 1.2m thick. Its strength suggests a defended (pele) house, presumably Tomlinson's 'older steading', but its relationship to the farmhouse can no longer be determined (F1 RWE 16-NOV-1970).
The 'new' farmhouse is now unoccupied and is used as a barn. A third building to carry the name Girsonfield was built in 1959 and is situated at NY 890936 (F2 ECW 04-JUL-1974).
Possible traces of other buildings round about; the site needs examining in the winter (F3 PFR 03-AUG-1990). (Northumberland HER)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | NY889942 |
| Latitude | 55.2421798706055 |
| Longitude | -2.17625999450684 |
| Eastings | 388910 |
| Northings | 594240 |
