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Bastle houses

Scope note

Use for partly fortified houses often having a vaulted ground floor, usually for livestock, and housing domestic spaces on upper levels; generally found along the English-Scottish border.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005546

Broader Terms used

<houses by form>

Equivalent Terms used

bastle house

Created

13yrs ago

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