Bastle house
Fortified house of the Anglo-Scottish border / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bastel, bastle,[1] or bastille houses are a type of construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border reivers. They are fortified farmhouses, characterised by security measures against raids. Their name is said to derive from the French word "bastille".