The Gatehouse website record for Donkleywood Bastle

In the civil parish of Falstone. In the historic county of Northumberland (Modern Authority of Northumberland, 1974 county of Northumberland).

Ruined end wall of bastle mentioned 1684 partly incorporated into modern farm building. Records from the 1950s show the building then stood up to 4.5m high. The walls are very thick, measuring between 1.5 and 1.7m. The east end of the building now stands nearly 3m high. However, the west end of the bastle has been built over but parts of the west wall, such as the gable end, can still be seen inside the new building.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY74598638

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 15760
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is N6972 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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