Newcastle town wall, curtain west of Denton Tower

HER Number:
1517

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle town wall, curtain west of Denton Tower

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Town Defences

Site Type: Specific:
Town Wall

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C13/C14

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This stretch of curtain, c. 118 yards long, was with the towers at either end of it, demolished in 1848/9 to make way for the construction of the Central Station. Its site is now buried under the eastern half of the station.

Easting:
2482

Northing:
6386

Grid Reference:
NZ24826386

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1517 >> J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 9