page_title: Bastle house
hierarchical_section_title: Bastle house
caption_attribution_description: English: Rebellion House, High Callerton. The name comes from the tradition that Oliver Cromwell stayed in the house. It is the oldest building in the village and is basically a 17th Century Bastle House.
context_page_description: Bastel, bastle, or bastille houses are a type of construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border Reivers. They are fortified farmhouses, characterised by security measures against raids. Their name is said to derive from the French word "bastille".
context_section_description: Bastel, bastle, or bastille houses are a type of construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border Reivers.  They are fortified farmhouses, characterised by security measures against raids.  Their name is said to derive from the French word "bastille".
caption: Rebellion House at High Callerton near Ponteland – a simple bastle house a long way south of the border
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