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Bastle-Type Building North-East of Hillcrest

A Grade II Listed Building in Tow House, Northumberland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9733 / 54°58'23"N

Longitude: -2.3655 / 2°21'55"W

OS Eastings: 376701

OS Northings: 564355

OS Grid: NY767643

Mapcode National: GBR CBXY.P0

Mapcode Global: WH913.M8S8

Plus Code: 9C6VXJFM+8R

Entry Name: Bastle-Type Building North-East of Hillcrest

Listing Date: 27 July 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1045242

English Heritage Legacy ID: 240777

ID on this website: 101045242

Location: Henshaw, Northumberland, NE47

County: Northumberland

Civil Parish: Henshaw

Built-Up Area: Tow House

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland

Church of England Parish: Beltingham with Henshaw

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

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Description


HENSHAW TOW HOUSE
NY 76 SE
(East side)
17/49 Bastle-type
building, north-
east of Hillcrest
II

Probably a bastle house, now workshop. Late C16-early C17 with alterations.
Squared rubble, corrugated-asbestos roof. Probably originally 2 storeys, now
a long low single-storey building, Massive roughly-squared quoins. Doorway
unusually set in centre of long wall rather than gable end: huge roughly-squared
alternating jambs and lintel with cambered top; chamfered inner edges, deep
rebate and drawbar socket. Boulder plinth and partly-blocked window on right
return. C20 openings on rear. Pitched roof.


Listing NGR: NY7670164355

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