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Barn Leenook, Lee (Hexhamshire and District)

The west end wall of an old farm building has certain characteristics that suggest it might have been a bastle. These include a boulder plinth around the base of the building, massive corner stones and the fact it is over one metre thick. The building has now been converted into a house.

Reference number: N8344
Historical period: Post-medieval (1540 to 1900)

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Source of Reference
Local History of Hexhamshire and District
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Barnlee Nook, Hexhamshire Low Quarter. Photo by Peter Ryder.
Barnlee Nook, Hexhamshire Low Quarter. Photo by Peter Ryder.

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