Castles and forts in Newcastle upon Tyne
The Discover Alone map has 10 castles and forts in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Below are the 10 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
Open Newcastle upon Tyne on the map- Two rectilinear enclosed settlements, south of Castle StreetScheduled monumentTwo rectangular earthworks sit south of Castle Street, holding seven hectares of land that may have supported organised…
- Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castleScheduled monumentNewcastle upon Tyne, England, holds a Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle.…
- Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditchScheduled monumentNewcastle upon Tyne town defences include St Andrew's Tower and a town ditch, marking the medieval boundary where the…
- Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll TowerScheduled monumentHalf a kilometre from the swinging bridge, a broken length of medieval wall still stands where Newcastle kept strangers…
- Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastionScheduled monumentPlummer Tower and a 17th century bastion still stand inside the Newcastle upon Tyne town defences, marked as a…
- Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditchScheduled monumentDurham Tower still stands inside the Newcastle upon Tyne town defences, a blunt stone anchor beside a surviving section…
- Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water TowerScheduled monumentNewcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower stands as a scheduled…
- Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner TowerScheduled monumentCorner Tower rises beside a curtain wall section in Newcastle upon Tyne, marking the kind of defensive line that once…
- Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner TowerScheduled monumentGunner Tower stands inside Newcastle upon Tyne as a scheduled monument, marked only by a point on the official heritage…
- Newcastle Castle - KeepCastleNewcastle Castle - Keep is a castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Perhaps the 12th century keep watched the river…