Glendorch Bastle House partial excavation in 1985-86

A ruinous 19th century shepherds cottage (Pl 3) lies beside the bastle remains and it is clear that the later house relied on the bastle for much if not all of its stonework, as may be seen especially by the dressed sand stone in the ruin, most especially window and door jamb stones, roof ridge stones, gun loops and even a fine mantelpiece
A ruinous 19th century shepherds cottage lies beside the bastle remains and it is clear that the later house relied on the bastle for much if not all of its stonework, as may be seen especially by the dressed sand stone in the ruin, most especially window and door jamb stones, roof ridge stones, gun loops and even a fine mantelpiece

Download – The partial excavation of Glendoroch Bastle House, near Crawfordjohn, South Lanarkshire | 1.5MB | 2015 | Tam Ward, BAG | Partial excavation of a previously unrecorded building showed it to belong to the Bastle House tradition of building and formed one of a group of similar buildings to eventually be discovered and excavated by the Biggar Archaeology Group. Finds from the site substantiated the conclusion that the place was built circa 1600 and occupied until the early 19th century when it was replaced by shepherds cottage, built primarily from the bastle house itself.

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