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Remains of a bastle, probably built in the late 16th century. A single wall survives, against which a later building, now roofless, has been constructed.

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(NY 53407785) Peel (GT) (Remains of) (1)

At Blackpool Gate sited on level ground near the Black Lyne, is one end of a bastle against the outside of which a later building now roofless, has been constructed. The old wall stands only to a height of about 5 ft and is broken away at the ends. It contains a
central doorway with a narrow opening 25" wide, between rebated jambs, spanned by a stone lintel. (2)

Description correct. See photograph. (3)

Listed with plan and photograph. (4)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1957

( 2) H G Ramm, R W McDowall and Eric Mercer 1970 Shielings and bastles

Shielings and Bastles 1970 76 No 6 (RCHM) Page(s)76

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 RE 30-JUN-72

(4) Denis R Perriam and John Robinson 1998 The medieval fortified buildings of Cumbria : an illustrated gazetteer and research guide

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society extra series vol.29 Page(s)48

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