What is recorded here

Corner Tower rises beside a curtain wall section in Newcastle upon Tyne, marking the kind of defensive line that once told residents whether the town stood exposed or closed. The stones may have guided footsteps, watched roads, or simply limited the reach of anyone arriving without invitation. They remain a scheduled monument, not a display cabinet, so the line between public memory and private restriction still draws itself around the place.

The National Heritage List for England records Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Newcastle upon Tyne's town defences, including the Corner Tower, were built by the English in the 13th and 14th centuries to protect the growing medieval town. The defences are important as they reflect the strategic development of northern England's urban fortifications during the Middle Ages.

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