Newcastle town wall, curtain east of Pandon Gate
Newcastle town wall, curtain east of Pandon Gate
HER Number
1561
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newcastle town wall, curtain east of Pandon Gate
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Town Defences
Site Type: Specific
Town Wall
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
95 yards of curtain wall stretched between Pandon Gate and Walknoll Tower, and bore one turret. This stretch was described as 8 feet thick, of fine large squared stones, some as much as 18 inches x 12 inches, and with a a stepped chamfered plinth on the outer face. Long buried by soil and among buildings it was briefly revealed during its demolition in 1881 to make way for City Road.
Easting
425390
Northing
564140
Grid Reference
NZ425390564140
Sources
<< HER 1561 >> J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 17
R.E. Hooppell, 1886, The Town Wall of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Pandon Dene, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XI, 236-9
S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 19, 23
R.E. Hooppell, 1886, The Town Wall of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Pandon Dene, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XI, 236-9
S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 19, 23