| The ruins of the long-abandoned farm of Hesley Hirst stand on a spur of land on the south side of the Houxty Burn. There is a stone enclosure containing two ranges of buildings, including a hay barn and other structures of 18th or early 19th century date. Two other structures, with thick stone walls, may be the remains of a late 16th or early 17th century bastles. See also:
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Local History of Wark
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Ruined bastles at Hesley Hirst, Wark. Photo by Peter Ryder.
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