Bridge End; Bastle. (Cowshill)

This is an attractive little house that retains much of the form of the original 16th or 17th century bastle, although its upper part is all 19th-century rebuilding; however the byre doorway is a notable survival, being paralleled by several bastledoorways in Allendale. Prior to its recent remodelling and extension the ground floor was still in use as a byre.

Reference number: D3955
Historical period: Post-medieval (1540 to 1900)

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Bridge End © Ryder, P 2005

Bridge End © Ryder, P 2006

Bridge End © Ryder, P 2005

Bridge End Bastle. View from the south-east. July 2001

Bridge End Bastle. View from the south-west. July 2001

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