Bastle

Definition

A fortified stone farmhouse in the English–Scottish borderlands, with livestock sheltered below and living accommodation above.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

In 1590, Peter Armstrong raided the Tweddle family’s bastle at Birdoswald, burning and damaging its doors and stealing forty cattle and oxen, forty sheep and other goods.
Revise: Elizabethan Warfare and Border Society

Create a free account to read GCSE History revision notes for your exam board and track your progress.

GCSE History · key term

A fortified stone farmhouse in the English–Scottish borderlands, with livestock sheltered below and living accommodation above.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

In 1590, Peter Armstrong raided the Tweddle family’s bastle at Birdoswald, burning and damaging its doors and stealing forty cattle and oxen, forty sheep and other goods.
Revise: Elizabethan Warfare and Border Society

Create a free account to read GCSE History revision notes for your exam board and track your progress.