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Monument Number 18777
Hob Uid: 18777
Location : Northumberland Bavington
Grid Ref : NY9580079100
Summary : The remains of a bastle located north of the farm at Thockrington were recorded in 1897. The date of construction of the bastle is unknown, but is probably late 16th or 17th century. No trace of such a structure is now visible above ground.
More information : (Area NY 958791) To the north of the farmhouse at Thockrington, there are the remains of a bastle house. (1) Listed, but no further information. (2) The area shows evidence of depopulation, (See NY 97 NE 3) but no tradition or trace of a Bastle could be found. (3) The bastle was possibly built by one of the Shafto family in the late 16th or early 17th centuries. Listed by Cathcart King and by Dodds. (4,5)

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Source details : NCH 4 1897 403 (footnote) (J.C.Hodgson)
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Peels and Bastles of Northum (Typescript) R.C.H.M.1965 (R.W.McDowall)
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : F1 DK 16-NOV-66
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Late C16/early C17
Monument End Date : 1699
Monument Start Date : 1567
Monument Type : Bastle
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 97 NE 9
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-11-16
End Date : 1966-11-16

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 18777