Newcastle town wall, curtain east of Pandon Gate

HER Number:
1561

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle town wall, curtain east of Pandon Gate

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Town Defences

Site Type: Specific:
Town Wall

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C14

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
95 yards of curtain wall stretched between Pandon Gate and Walknoll Tower, and bore one turret. This stretch was described as 8 feet thick, of fine large squared stones, some as much as 18 inches x 12 inches, and with a a stepped chamfered plinth on the outer face. Long buried by soil and among buildings it was briefly revealed during its demolition in 1881 to make way for City Road.

Easting:
2539

Northing:
6414

Grid Reference:
NZ25396414

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1561 >> J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 17 R.E. Hooppell, 1886, The Town Wall of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Pandon Dene, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XI, 236-9 S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 19, 23