High Grains bastle and shieling

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High Grains bastle and shieling is a tower house in Cumbria. The Albion Guide lists 13 tower houses in the county; this is one of them. Other tower houses nearby include Low Grains bastle, Loan bastle and post-cottage and Lynestead pele tower. For arrivals by rail, Brampton (Cumbria) Station is 15.8 km to the south.

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