New Gate, cannon balls

New Gate, cannon balls

HER Number

6610

District

Newcastle

Site Name

New Gate, cannon balls

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Findspot

Site Type: Specific

Cannon Ball

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Stuart 1603 to 1714

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

Several large cannon balls were found when the Newgate was built taken down.

Easting

424590

Northing

564440

Grid Reference

NZ424590564440

Sources

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, Vol VII (1897), p 99.