Woodhead |
| Hob Uid: 13028 | |
Location :
Cumbria
Carlisle
Askerton
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| Grid Ref : NY5770073950 |
| Summary : Former bastle, now a house. Built in the late 16th/early 17th century and documented in 1603. Repaired in the early 18th century and again later, probably during the 19th century. Two storeyed and built of sandstone rubble with a slate roof. The building stood derelict for many years before being re-occupied in the early 1970s. |
More information : (NY 57707395) Peel (GT) (Remains of) (1)
Woodhead is a farmhouse, now deserted, in which most of the walling survives from an older bastle. It was mentioned in 1603 and was reconstructed probably at the beginning of the 18th c and again in the 19th c. None of the original door or window openings are traceable. (2)
Generally in poor condition. See photograph. (3)
Former bastle, now a house. Built in the late 16th/early 17th century and documented in 1603. Repaired in the early 18th century and again later, probably during the 19th century. Two storeyed and built of sandstone rubble with a slate roof. The building stood derelict for many years before re-occupied in the early 1970s. Listed Grade II. (4)
Listed with plan. (5)
Listed as a bastle by Cathcart King. (6) |