Castle Stairs, well

HER Number

9782

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Castle Stairs, well

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Water Storage Site

Site Type: Specific

Well

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

To the right of the first landing of Castle Stairs there is a restored medieval well.

Easting

425100

Northing

563820

Grid Reference

NZ425100563820

Sources

N. Pevsner and I. Richmond (second edition revised by J. Grundy, G. McCombie, P. Ryder, H. Welfare), 1992, The Buildings of England - Northumberland, page 467