Monkwearmouth, Scottish camp

HER Number:
10886

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Monkwearmouth, Scottish camp

Place:
Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Military Camp

Site Type: Specific:
Army Camp

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A Scottish garrison with a separate governor was established at Monkwearmouth from 5 March 1644 until September 1644. The garrison was supplied with gunpowder, matches, musketballs, cannonballs, mattocks and spades. The church tower became a vantage point for watching for Royalist troops.

Easting:
401

Northing:
577

Grid Reference:
NZ401577

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
M.M. Meikle and C.M. Newman, 2007, Sunderland and its Origins - monks to mariners, pp. 126-128