Newcastle, Westgate Road, parapet figure

HER Number:
6656

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Westgate Road, parapet figure

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Sculpture

Site Type: Specific:
Statue

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C14

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
The lower half of a parapet figure from the town wall was found in a house beyond the West Gate and presented to the Society of Antiquaries on 5 September 1860 by Martin Dunn of Gateshead.

Easting:
243

Northing:
640

Grid Reference:
NZ243640

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, V, 1861, 149, no.1860.6