Bog Head Bastle House
Bog
Head Bastle House is a substantial 16th century stone two storey defensible farmhouse,
in which Barty Milburn or Corby Jack found security for his livestock on the ground
floor and for his family above. This small strongly built bastle had a vaulted
ground floor and three of the outside walls still stand to there full height.
The ground floor entrance door jambs, still show how two doors were fitted and
locked from a tunnel with a iron drawbar but the inside of the bastle is full
of rubble after the vault collapsed. Nearby are the foundations of two cottages,
of a later date. Half a mile south-east is Shilla
Hill Bastle House .
Bog Head Bastle House is located on the Reivers Trail footpath (map board at Black Middens Bastle House), west of Comb. 8.5 miles north-west of Bellingham (follow signposts for Black Middens Bastle) on the B6320 and minor roads.
The site is freely accessible in daylight hours. There is car parking at Black Middens Bastle.
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