Bastles at Chesterwood

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Bastles at Chesterwood is a tower house in Northumberland. The Albion Guide lists 29 tower houses in the county; this is one of them. For arrivals by rail, Haydon Bridge Station is 1.4 km to the south-east. The nearest other tower house is Bastle at Grandy's Knowe, 5.3 km to the north-west.

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