Bastle House at Apperley

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Apperley


Northumberland

  • Description

    "A bastle house (from the French "bastille") is a fortified farm building with exceedingly thick stone walls. They are common on the English - Scottish border. In times of conflict the cattle were kept on the ground floor while the farmer and his family lived on the floor above. The main entrance was a door on the second floor. Today, such buildings have often been converted into modern dwelling houses." Photo by Robert W Watt, 2010.

  • Owner

    Robert W Watt

  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)

  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License

  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2707961
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 5 years ago
    Viewed: 397 times
    Picture Taken: 2010-01-07

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