Pearce, C. (2016). Morrelhirst Bastle, Hollinghill, Northumberland: an archaeological survey of the landscape evidence. Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1040045. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Morrelhirst Bastle, Hollinghill, Northumberland: an archaeological survey of the landscape evidence
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Series:		 Historic England Research Reports
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Abstract:		 The bastle and surrounding earthworks at Morrelhirst, near Forest Gate in Northumberland, were recommended for further investigation by Peter Ryder during research for his county inventory of towers and bastles in 1995. Twenty years later this investigation has now taken place, forming part of a new Historic England study of these border farmsteads. Morrelhirst's bastle, its setting and history of occupation has been examined through a combination of aerial assessment, detailed earthwork survey and documentary research. The bastle, concealed within the upper valley of the Forest Burn, does not appear to have been a solitary structure. A second building of similar shape and size located immediately south-east may have been contemporary and subsequently developed to form the core of a later farmstead once the bastle's defensive qualities were no longer valued. This farmstead appears to have continued in use until superseded by the present Morrelhirst Farm, established a short distance to the north in the mid-19th century, after which the older settlement fell into ruin. The landscape surrounding the bastle was heavily modified by the straightening of a stream course and the introduction of an adjacent railway line in 1872, yet it is still possible to identify agricultural patterns associated with the early farmstead. These are primarily the remains of ridge and furrow cultivation, although associated boundary features and pens indicate a focus on pastoral farming, which remains the principal use of the land today.
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Author:		 Cara Pearce
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Publisher:		 Historic England
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Northumberland SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Morrelhirst Bastle
Parish: HOLLINGHILL
District: Northumberland
County: Northumberland
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Forest Burn
Location - Auto Detected: Northumberland
Location - Auto Detected: Hollinghill Northumberland
Location - Auto Detected: Morrelhirst Farm
Location - Auto Detected: Forest Gate
Grid Reference: 405780, 595940 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) N/A (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BASTLE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) EARTHWORK (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FARMSTEAD (Monument Type England)
Mid19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
FIELD SURVEY (Event)
1995 (Auto Detected Temporal)
1872 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: englishh2-255937
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Note:		 A4 bound report of 42pp.
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016