Castle Garth, south postern tower and curtain wall
Castle Garth, south postern tower and curtain wall
HER Number
8885
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Castle Garth, south postern tower and curtain wall
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Fortification
Site Type: Specific
Curtain Wall
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Castle curtain wall and south postern. 1168-78 and C13. Coursed squared sandstone.
2-coursed head to high arched recess containing relieving arch above round-headed
arch; barrel-vaulted passage through wall. High wall extends to left and returns
to the north. Wall to right of postern has blocked high arch. Addition at rear
on higher level: late Cl9 by Crozier in classical style; built as part of alterat-
ions to Moot Hall (q.v.). Sources: Barbara Harbottle 'The Castle of Newcastle
upon Tyne; Excavations 1973-1979' Chateau Gaillard IX-X; 'Excavations at the South
Curtain Wall of the Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1960-61' Archaeologia Aeliana 4
XLIV (1966), 79-145. LISTED GRADE 1 AND SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT
2-coursed head to high arched recess containing relieving arch above round-headed
arch; barrel-vaulted passage through wall. High wall extends to left and returns
to the north. Wall to right of postern has blocked high arch. Addition at rear
on higher level: late Cl9 by Crozier in classical style; built as part of alterat-
ions to Moot Hall (q.v.). Sources: Barbara Harbottle 'The Castle of Newcastle
upon Tyne; Excavations 1973-1979' Chateau Gaillard IX-X; 'Excavations at the South
Curtain Wall of the Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1960-61' Archaeologia Aeliana 4
XLIV (1966), 79-145. LISTED GRADE 1 AND SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT
Easting
425080
Northing
563830
Grid Reference
NZ425080563830
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 24/147; Barbara Harbottle 'The Castle of Newcastle upon Tyne; Excavations 1973-1979' Chateau Gaillard IX-X; Excavations at the South Curtain Wall of the Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1960-61' Archaeologia Aeliana 4 XLIV (1966), 79-145; RA Brown, HM Colvin, AJ Taylor, 1963, The History of the King's Works II, pp 746-8; WH Knowles, The Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, Series 4, Vol II, plate II; CP Graves and DH Heslop, 2013, Newcastle upon Tyne - The Eye of the North, An Archaeological Assessment, pp 104-105; Ben Reeves, York Archaeological Trust, 2008, Newcastle Crown Court, Moot Hall, Newcastle - watching brief and evaluation report; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1024939