Gallowgate, gate made of whale bones
Gallowgate, gate made of whale bones
HER Number
15930
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Gallowgate, gate made of whale bones
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Arch
Site Type: Specific
Arch
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Whale bones used in construction at the pre World War Two builders yard at Gallowgate on the north-western side of St. Andrew's churchyard.
Easting
424491
Northing
564418
Grid Reference
NZ424491564418
Sources
Tony Barrow, 2001, The Whaling Trade of North-east England 1750-1850