Tyne and Wear HER(8883): Castle Garth, Heron Pit, drawbridge pit etc - Details
8883
Newcastle
Castle Garth, Heron Pit, drawbridge pit etc
Newcastle
NZ26SE
Defence
Fortification
Barbican
MEDIEVAL
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Structure
Barbican, prison and pits. Mid C13 and C17. Coursed squared sandstone; ashlar-
lined prison pit. Heron pit: deep, square; no openings. Shouldered arch at
right in wall to north leading to ditch. Garde-robe above pit has chamfered round-
headed door. Drawbridge pit: remodelled when Black Gate built. Civil war pit:
C17 defence. Sources: M. Ellison, M. Finch and B. Harbottle 'The Excavation of
a C17 Pit at the Black Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1975' Post-Medieval Archaeology
v.13 (1979) pp. 153-181. B. Harbottle 'The Castle of Newcastle upon Tyne'
Chateau-Gaillard IX-X, 1982, pp. 407-418; M. Ellison and B. Harbottle 'The
Excavation of a Cl7th-Century Bastion in the Castle of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1976-
81' Archaeologia Aeliana 5 XI pp. 135-264. (1983). LISTED GRADE 1 AND SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT
425030
563920
NZ425030563920
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 24/143; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1024937