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Bellister Castle


Bellister Castle is a ruined tower house dating from the 13th century with an attached occupied house which is dated 1669.[1] It is located about half a mile south of Haltwhistle, and now falls in the civil parish of Fetherstone, though Bellister was once a parish in its own right. The building stands on a mound which are thought to be the remains of an earlier motte/castle from the 11th or 12th century. The ruined section, probably a bastle, dates from the 13th century, with a tower on the west side added in the 14th century. The building was modified in the 17th and 18th centuries; then there were major alterations to the house in c.1826 by John Dobson, and further changes c.1901-5 following an extensive fire.[2] The property has been owned by the National Trust since 1976 and offered for a long-term private lease in 2015.[3] Bellister Castle is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Featherstone Civil Parish Historic Buildings and Monuments in Featherstone Civil Parish Haltwhistle Private Residence Bellister, 1848 Grade I Listed John Dobson (1787 - 1865) Bastle House Castles Bellister, 1848
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- "Ruined tower house and adjoining occupied house. Ruined section possibly a C13 hall-house with C14 (possibly solar) tower on west; altered c.1600. Occupied house dated 1669 but possibly incorporating medieval …
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Bellister Castle in Northumberland goes up for rent for £346 a week
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List grade: 1
List number: 1045292
Wikipedia: Bellister Castle
Keys to the Past HER: N6685
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NY7006862959

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