Monkwearmouth, Scottish camp

HER Number

10886

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Monkwearmouth, Scottish camp

Place

Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Military Camp

Site Type: Specific

Army Camp

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Stuart 1603 to 1714

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A Scottish garrison with a separate governor was established at Monkwearmouth from 5 March 1644 until September 1644. The garrison was supplied with gunpowder, matches, musketballs, cannonballs, mattocks and spades. The church tower became a vantage point for watching for Royalist troops.

Easting

440100

Northing

557700

Grid Reference

NZ440100557700

Sources

M.M. Meikle and C.M. Newman, 2007, Sunderland and its Origins - monks to mariners, pp. 126-128