Castle Garth, Civil War Bastion, hand grenade

HER Number

11519

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Castle Garth, Civil War Bastion, hand grenade

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Findspot

Site Type: Specific

Grenade

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Stuart 1603 to 1714

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

A pottery hand grenade with a wooden fuse plug was found.

Easting

425020

Northing

563880

Grid Reference

NZ425020563880

Sources

Notes taken during lecture by John Nolan 4th October 2008 "The Civil Wars on Tyneside as revealed by archaeology" at the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne Symposium 2008, The British Civil Wars in the North East