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Bastle and round cairn at Hole Farm

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Bastle and round cairn at Hole Farm is a tower house in Northumberland. It is one of 29 tower houses the Albion Guide charts in the county. Nearby tower houses include Bastle at Low Leam Farm, Low Cleughs Bastle and Gatehouse South bastle.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Bastle and round cairn at Hole Farm

Photo of the Northumberland National Park, a National Park in Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Northumberland National Park

National Park near Otterburn

England's emptiest national park — big skies, Hadrian's Wall and gold-tier dark skies.

0.1 km NW

Photo along the Pennine Way, a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, England and Scotland.Highlight

Pennine Way

National Trail

The first and toughest of them all — 268 miles along England's rocky spine from the Peak to the Cheviots.

1.9 km W · spans 8 counties

Photo of Winter's Gibbet, a folly near Elsdon, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Winter's Gibbet

Folly near Elsdon

A lone gallows replica on the open moor above Elsdon, a grisly relic marking an 18th-century murder.

11.3 km NE

Photo along the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile National Trail running from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, England.Iconic

Hadrian's Wall Path

National Trail

Coast to coast along the Roman frontier, milecastle by milecastle.

13.1 km S · Northumberland, Cumbria & Tyne and Wear

Photo of Black Carts Turret, Hadrian's Wall, a frontier wall near Wark, Northumberland, north east England.

Black Carts Turret, Hadrian's Wall

Frontier wall near Wark

A 460-metre run of Hadrian's Wall with turret 29a, crossing open farmland west of Chollerford towards Limestone Corner.

13.5 km S

Photo of Simonside Hills, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Rothbury, Northumberland, north east England.

Simonside Hills

SSSI near Rothbury

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland.

13.6 km NE