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Gunner Tower is a late medieval defensive structure forming part of Newcastle upon Tyne's town wall fortifications. The tower dates to the fifteenth century and represents the significant investment made by the town in maintaining its medieval defences during the later medieval period. As a component of the substantial town wall that encircled Newcastle, it exemplifies the military architecture employed to protect this strategically important port settlement on the River Tyne. The tower survives as a testament to Newcastle's historical importance as a fortified urban centre in northern England.
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019278. View the official record →
Gunner Tower is a late medieval defensive structure forming part of Newcastle upon Tyne's town wall fortifications. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019278.
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019278.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower (0.5 km), Newcastle Swing Bridge (0.7 km), DUNSTON STAITHS (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.