Newcastle, Painter Heugh

HER Number:
10545

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Painter Heugh

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Road

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Small lane that linked Dean Street to Pilgrim Street. According to tradition small boats could come this far up the Lort Burn until the dene was filled in. The mooring-rope of a small boat is called a 'painter'. John White had his printing house here in the 18th century. He founded Newcastle's first newspaper in 1711.

Easting:
2513

Northing:
6401

Grid Reference:
NZ25136401

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; City Guides Information