Newcastle, Civil War battery

HER Number:
8225

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Civil War battery

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Battery

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
During the Civil War seige of Newcastle in 1644, one of the main Scottish gun batteries lay on the south-western side of the town. Terry states that the "south-western battery would probably be placed on the rising ground above the present infirmary and cattle market. From such a position it would cover the walls from Westgate to Closegate".

Easting:
241

Northing:
637

Grid Reference:
NZ241637

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
C.S. Terry, 1899, The Seige of Newcastle upon Tyne by the Scots in 1644, Archaeologia Aeliana 2, Vol 21, p 213