Buckshott farmhouse and byres adjoining; Bastle (Hunstanworth)

Buckshott Farm lies on the south side of the Derwent valley c1 km south-east of Blanchland. The principal farm buildings form a linear group; the oldest part, the core of the present farmhouse, is probably a bastle.

The original building measures c10.0 by 6.2m externally; its rear (north) wall is 1.2m thick ( but the other walls seem to have been thinned internally; both southern angle quoins remain, but the wall between them, is only 0.63m thick. A projecting block at the foot of the south-eastern quoin has an interesting drilled hollow or 'cup', possibly a Prehistoric feature reused.

There can be little doubt from the size of the building, its thick walls and the character of its masonry that it was originally a bastle.

Reference number: D3498
Historical period: Post-medieval (1540 to 1900)
Modern (1900 to present day)
Legal status: Listed Building

See also:
Local History of Hunstanworth
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Buckshott farmhouse and byres adjoining © Ryder, P 2006

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