Haltwhistle Bastle House 2 was originally a 16th/17th century stone two storey fortified farmhouse. The bastle has been incorporated in a two bay, two storey house, with a covered alleyway. Cast-iron pillars, now supports the heavy first floor wall and in the alleyway, the massive stones of its boulder plinth, can still be seen. Within the strong walls, farmers and reivers found security for their livestock on the ground floor and for their family above. Nearby are Haltwhistle Castle, Haltwhistle Tower and Haltwhistle Bastle 1 & 3-5.