Hepburn Family Origins
Chillingham & The Hepburn Bastle


Left = modern Scotland | Right = Chillingham area of Northumberland by Multimap.uk


Modern map showing village of Hepburn & Chillingham



1856 survey map showing village of Hepburn & Chillingham



Modern map showing location of Hepburn Bastle ruins



Photo of Hepburn Bastle ruins by Dave Dixon - Cyberflotsam.com
(A Google image search produced numerous others.)


Gravestone at Bastle Hepburn

Heare lieth buried the bodies of Ann Snedler wife of
Ambrose Eadlestone of Eaglestone Hall in Lanchesheire Esqr
and of Ann Eaglestone their daughter and
wife of John Hepborne Esqr Gentleman usher to King James
buried the second day of September 1657
And of a lady daughter of the said John and Ann Hepborne 
wife of Thomas Lord Esqr


[The gravestone photo and the Hepburn Wood nature preserve brochure above were borrowed from hebborn.btinternet.uk - webmaster's name not obvious on site.]


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