Highbury, town moor boundary stone

HER Number:
9030

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Highbury, town moor boundary stone

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Boundary

Site Type: Specific:
Boundary Stone

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Town Moor boundary stone. C18. Pecked sandstone with ashlar panels. Tapered stone with sloped top; arms of Newcastle (3 castles) in low relief on north face; 'No.44' incised on sloping top. Historical note: probably erected after the legal dispute in 1770 between the freemen and the mayor and burgesses concerning ownership of the Town Moor. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
424920

Northing:
567030

Grid Reference:
NZ424920567030

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 8/311