High Shaw Bastle

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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High Shaw Bastle is a tower house in Northumberland. It is one of 29 tower houses the Albion Guide charts in the county. It sits inside Northumberland National Park National Park. Bastle at The Raw Farm and Bastle at Craig Farm are among the tower houses within 1.6 km.

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