Newcastle town wall, Hanover Street, skeleton

HER Number:
11515

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle town wall, Hanover Street, skeleton

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Burial

Site Type: Specific:
Inhumation

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
When Hanover Street was built in the 1840s a Civil War breach was found in the town wall and some skeletons.

Easting:
2485

Northing:
6366

Grid Reference:
NZ24856366

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Notes taken during lecture by John Nolan 4th October 2008 "The Civil Wars on Tyneside as revealed by archaeology" at the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne Symposium 2008, The British Civil Wars in the North East;