Structure Name: Akeld Bastle

Description:
 

Former bastle house, now in use as an animal shelter, with pigeon loft and granary above. The semi-circular vaulted ground floor is the only original part of the structure. Internally, the bastle is c.17 metres long, with walls between 1.2 and 1.5 metres thick.

The attached field wall to the south may be the remaining part of the associated barmkin.
 

Extant: Yes

Legal Status: Listed Building Grade II*

Location: Akeld, NORTHUMBERLAND

Eastings: 395760m (view map)

Northings: 629410m (view map)

Position Accuracy: 10m

Positional Confidence: Absolute Certainty

Structure Types Identified: ANIMAL SHED, BARMKIN, BASTLE, DOVECOTE, GRANARY

Chronology:

• EARLY 16TH CENTURY   Probable date of construction. In 1522 it was proposed 10 men be stationed there, and in 1541 first referred to as a Bastle house.
• 18TH CENTURY AD   Upper storey rebuilt and exterior staircase added.

Notes:

• Additional information about the structure type DOVECOTE is available.

References:

• Images of England
• Keys To The Past
• Northumberland SMR
• Pevsner, N., Richmond, I., Grundy, J., McCombie, G., Ryder, P. and Welfare, H. (2001) The Buildings of England: Northumberland. London, Penguin Books, p.125

The information displayed in this page has been derived from authoritative sources, including any referenced above. Although substantial efforts were made to verify this information, the SINE project cannot guarantee its correctness or completeness.

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