Black Middens Bastle House
/ Black Middens Bastle House /
The Black Middens Bastle House stands roofless and floorless in a field on the north side of the Tarset Valley in Northumberland.
This 16th century building was once a two-storey fortified farmhouse. Like many buildings built on the border at this time its purpose was to defend and protect.
In times of trouble, farmers could hide behind its thick walls. Livestock would be kept downstairs and the farmers' families upstairs.