Overview
Bite-about is recorded as Bastle (medieval) in Scottish Borders by Historic Environment Scotland. The saved period is medieval. A bastle was a strongly built defensible farmhouse, made to shelter a household and livestock during danger.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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