Structure Name: Doddington Bastle

Description:
 

An L-plan bastle house in a state of severe ruin. The only surviving elements are the north (around 20 feet high) and west (full height) walls, and a three storey stair turret. The main block would have been 60 feet by 25 feet, with the entrance in the south turret.
 

Extant: Yes

Legal Status: Listed Building Grade II*, Scheduled Ancient Monument

Location: Doddington, NORTHUMBERLAND

Eastings: 399810m (view map)

Northings: 632500m (view map)

Position Accuracy: 10m

Positional Confidence: Absolute Certainty

Structure Types Identified: BASTLE

Historical Background
 

Doddington Bastle was built as a fortified house for Lord Grey in 1584, and stood strong until partly demolished by high winds in 1896.
 

Chronology:

• 1584   Construction of fortified house for Sir Thomas Grey.
      Entities Involved:
            Sir Thomas Grey of Chillingham: First owner of Doddington Bastle.
• 1896   Eastern end of bastle collapses in bad weather.

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.254

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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