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Newcastle upon Tyne town defences is a section of the medieval curtain wall forming part of the town's defensive circuit, incorporating three towers named Ever, Morden and Heber alongside two turrets and adjoining sections of the town ditch. The wall dates primarily to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, representing a significant phase of urban fortification during the later medieval period. The surviving structure preserves evidence of Newcastle's strategic importance as a defended settlement in the north-east, with the towers and ditch serving both defensive and administrative functions within the urban boundary. The site remains a substantial and visible remnant of the town's medieval defences, contributing to archaeological understanding of medieval Northumberland's fortified settlements.
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019280. View the official record →
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences is a section of the medieval curtain wall forming part of the town's defensive circuit, incorporating three towers named Ever, Morden and Heber alongside two turrets and adjoining sections of the town ditch. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019280.
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch 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 1019280.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street (0.7 km), Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower (0.8 km), Newcastle Swing Bridge (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch'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: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch 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.