What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Westgate Castle 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.
Westgate Castle was built in the 13th century by the Bishop of Durham as a defensive structure to control the strategic crossing point of the River Tyne at Westgate. It is important as a rare example of a medieval episcopal castle and as a key site in the history of Anglo-Scottish border conflicts.
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Photo: Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0