Ruins of the Loan (Not to BE Confused With House of Same Name to East)
RUINS OF THE LOAN (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH HOUSE OF SAME NAME TO EAST)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1087534
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jun-1984
- Statutory Address:
- RUINS OF THE LOAN (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH HOUSE OF SAME NAME TO EAST)
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1087534
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jun-1984
- Statutory Address 1:
- RUINS OF THE LOAN (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH HOUSE OF SAME NAME TO EAST)
Location
- Statutory Address:
- RUINS OF THE LOAN (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH HOUSE OF SAME NAME TO EAST)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bewcastle
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 56115 78515
Details
NY 57 NE BEWCASTLE
10/32 Ruins of 'The Loan', (not to be confused with house of same name to east)
II
Bastle house in ruins. Probably late C16. Calciferous sandstone rubble on projecting plinth with large quoin stones. Single-storey cottage with end wall the remains of a bastle house. End entrance has chamfered and rebated jambs and lintel with drawbar tunnels. Slit vent in rear wall may also be an original feature. See RCHM, Shielings & Bastles, 1970, p 76.
Listing NGR: NY5611578515
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 78118
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
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Ramm, H G, Shielings and Bastles, (1970), 76
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