Cowgate, Ponteland Road, town moor boundary stone
Cowgate, Ponteland Road, town moor boundary stone
HER Number
8945
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Cowgate, Ponteland Road, town moor boundary stone
Place
Cowgate
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. Late C18. Sandstone. Round-topped stone about one
metre high; arms of Newcastle in low relief on north face. After a dispute in
1770 between the Freemen and the Corporation of Newcastle the boundary was marked. LISTED GRADE 2
metre high; arms of Newcastle in low relief on north face. After a dispute in
1770 between the Freemen and the Corporation of Newcastle the boundary was marked. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
424310
Northing
566200
Grid Reference
NZ424310566200
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 8/455