Newcastle town wall, curtain south of Austin Tower

HER Number:
1556

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle town wall, curtain south of Austin Tower

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Town Defences

Site Type: Specific:
Town Wall

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C13

Form of Evidence:
Ruined Building

Description:
A stretch of wall 132 yards in length joined Austin Tower to Corner Tower. The late 18th century view by Brand shows it as reasonably complete, with crenellations, but without obvious turrets. The north half presumably went in 1838 with the Austin Tower. The south half, except for a short stub attached to Corner Tower, had been removed before the publication of Oliver's map in 1830, though the reason for this demolition is not clear. The remaining fragment retains the unusual feature of an external stair rising to the north on its inner face, and its upper courses are a post-medieval rebuild in small, roughly coursed rubble. SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT

Easting:
2527

Northing:
6425

Grid Reference:
NZ25276425

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1556 >> J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 17 & pl. T. Oliver, 1830, Plan of the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne