Ovington Village Farm

Has been described as a Questionable Bastle

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameOvington Village Farm
Alternative Names
Historic CountryNorthumberland
Modern AuthorityNorthumberland
1974 AuthorityNorthumberland
Civil ParishOvington

Probably C17. Coursed stone. Front span pantiled, rear span Welsh slate roof. Double span roof. 2 storeys. 2 wide bays with central C20 door in plain surround. Ground floor windows are late C19 sashes in early C19 openings with projecting sills and tooled and margined ashlar lintels. Small 1st floor windows are late C19 sashes in original openings. Blocked doorway under relieving arch on left return. Rear span raised to 2 storeys from older outshut in early C19. Steeply pitched gabled front span has two C19 brick end stacks. Rear span has brick lateral stack. (Listed Building Report)

This house was probably built in the 17th century. It is like a bastle but has thinner walls and is later in date. (Keys to the Past)

Gatehouse Comments

In what way was 'like a bastle'? Much altered but no real evidence the ground floor was a byre or anything other than residential and, therefore, not like a bastle.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
Images Of England
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNZ066637
Latitude54.968318939209
Longitude-1.89774000644684
Eastings406642
Northings563748
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