Rob Faleer's Pictures of Bellingham

Black Middens Bastle in the Tarset Valley

Classic example of a 16th century fortified farmhouse near the Scottish border.

This picture appears in the following picture tours:
Bellingham, Country Farms, Buildings and Structures, Northumberland

Camera Make: Panasonic Model: DMC-LX7

Black Middens Bastle in the Tarset Valley

The substantial ruins of a 16th century bastle, a type of fortified farmhouse. Bastles were a very common feature of the Borders area in the 16th and early 17th century due to the constant raiding activities of the Border reivers who were bent on lifting cattle and sheep . . . and also taking hostages.

This picture appears in the following picture tour:
Bellingham

Camera Make: Panasonic Model: DMC-LX7