Bastle House at Apperley
Introduction
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Bastle House at Apperley
Image: © Robert W Watt Taken: 7 Jan 2010
A bastle house (from the French "bastille") is a fortified farm building with exceedingly thick stone walls. They are common on the English - Scottish border. In times of conflict the cattle were kept on the ground floor while the farmer and his family lived on the floor above. The main entrance was a door on the second floor. Today, such buildings have often been converted into modern dwelling houses.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.920976
Longitude
-1.901835