Highbury, town moor boundary stone
Highbury, town moor boundary stone
HER Number
9030
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Highbury, town moor boundary stone
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Monument <By Form>
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
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
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 8/311