Stone House, Kielder Water (Falstone)
NY 70078823. Stone House. Remains of a 16th century bastle house and outbuilding, re-occupied and rebuilt in ? mid 19th century, excavated in 1972.
Situated on gentle south facing slopes, with low flat land bordering the River North Tyne to the south are the remains of a rectangular bastle measuring 12m east/west by 7.2m overall.
The wall varies between 1.4m and 1.8m thickness and stands to a maximum height of 1.5m; the upper courses show signs of being rebuilt, with a probable original splayed entrance 1m wide in the east gable. The remains of a doorway and possible window in the long south wall, along with the internal walls appear to be later additions probably associated with later rebuilding suggested by Authority 1. See GP. (1)
Approximately 15m to the south east are the poorly defined turf covered remains of a rectangular stone building measuring 9.3m north-south by 4.9m now partially destroyed by recent forestry clearance. (Building 2 on plan). No trace of features indicated in Area 3 of plan; this area was covered with felled scrub.
An area of rig and furrow ploughing is evident to the south of the bastle, bounded in the east by a turf covered stone wall 1m wide, 0.5m high and from the south east corner of which an unmetalled terraced way leads down to the Starsley Burn.
Bastle surveyed at 1:10,000. (2)
Situated on gentle south facing slopes, with low flat land bordering the River North Tyne to the south are the remains of a rectangular bastle measuring 12m east/west by 7.2m overall.
The wall varies between 1.4m and 1.8m thickness and stands to a maximum height of 1.5m; the upper courses show signs of being rebuilt, with a probable original splayed entrance 1m wide in the east gable. The remains of a doorway and possible window in the long south wall, along with the internal walls appear to be later additions probably associated with later rebuilding suggested by Authority 1. See GP. (1)
Approximately 15m to the south east are the poorly defined turf covered remains of a rectangular stone building measuring 9.3m north-south by 4.9m now partially destroyed by recent forestry clearance. (Building 2 on plan). No trace of features indicated in Area 3 of plan; this area was covered with felled scrub.
An area of rig and furrow ploughing is evident to the south of the bastle, bounded in the east by a turf covered stone wall 1m wide, 0.5m high and from the south east corner of which an unmetalled terraced way leads down to the Starsley Burn.
Bastle surveyed at 1:10,000. (2)
N6978
EXCAVATION, Excavation and Survey on the Starsley Burn, North Tynedale, 1972 1972
MEASURED SURVEY, Excavation and Survey on the Starsley Burn, North Tynedale, 1972 1972
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1977; S Ainsworth
HISTORIC AREA ASSESSMENT, Falstone Village Atlas (Historic Tynedale Village Atlas) ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
MEASURED SURVEY, Excavation and Survey on the Starsley Burn, North Tynedale, 1972 1972
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1977; S Ainsworth
HISTORIC AREA ASSESSMENT, Falstone Village Atlas (Historic Tynedale Village Atlas) ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
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