Newcastle, Newcastle Gaol, burial ground

HER Number:
11344

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Newcastle Gaol, burial ground

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Funerary Site

Site Type: Specific:
Cemetery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The small grassed area in Carliol Square is believed to be the site of the prison burial ground.

Easting:
2522

Northing:
6434

Grid Reference:
NZ25226434

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
'Prison Newcastle' a poster by Jon Welsh; Nigel Green, 2009, Tough Times & Grisly Crimes, page 101