Island House East Blackdene Bastle
Gatehouse Classification - Bastle
Has been described as a Certain Peel-house
There are masonry ruins/remnants remains
| Name | Island House East Blackdene Bastle |
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| Medieval County | County Palatinate of Durham |
| Historic Country | Durham |
| Modern Authority | Durham |
| 1974 Authority | County Durham |
| Civil Parish | St Johns Chapel |
Defensible house, probably early C17. Thick, battered rubble walls, now rendered; stone-flagged roof. 3 storeys, 2 bays, wide proportions. Ground floor, originally a stable/byre, now has central door in plain stone surround. 16-pane sash at left and another above it. Other windows C20 pivoted casements, all with stone lintels and sills. End chimneys. On right return a similar door and steps to a first-floor doorway, now holding C20 door. To left of this doorway a curved bread-oven projects. Small modern windows, one in old fire-window opening. (Listed Building Report)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law
Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
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County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | NY88013842 |
| Latitude | 54.74058 |
| Longitude | -2.18772 |
| Eastings | 388010 |
| Northings | 538420 |
| Length | 9m |
| Width | 6m |
| Dimensions Comment | From air photo. |
| Vault | No |
| Vault Comment | |
| Orientation | 175 |
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