| Summary : Rowantree Stob is a ruined farmhouse, derived in the 17th century from a bastle, reputed to have been one of the earliest bastles built in Allendale. It lies on a steep slope near the bottom of a valley, so the first floor doorway could be entered from the hillside and there was no need for stairs. The walls remain to roof height in places, and a gable end exhibits a half-round headed ground level doorway. |