Black Middens Bastle House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Black Middens Bastle House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Black Middens Bastle House lies about northwest of Bellingham, Northumberland. It is a two-storey fortified stone farmhouse from the 16th century. In times of trouble from border reivers, which were common on the English-Scottish border, farmers could hide behind its thick walls. Livestock would be kept downstairs and the farmers' families upstairs. Read more on Wikipedia
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