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St Andrew's Tower and the associated curtain wall section is a fortified component of Newcastle upon Tyne's medieval town defences, dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The tower and wall represent part of the substantial stone fortifications that enclosed the medieval town, with the accompanying town ditch forming an integral defensive feature of the perimeter system. This section of the defences demonstrates the significant investment Newcastle made in urban fortification during the later medieval period, reflecting the town's importance as a commercial centre and its vulnerability to Scottish raids and other threats. The surviving masonry and earthwork remains provide evidence of medieval urban defensive architecture and the physical development of one of northern England's principal medieval towns.
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019281. View the official record →
St Andrew's Tower and the associated curtain wall section is a fortified component of Newcastle upon Tyne's medieval town defences, dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019281.
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section 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 1019281.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower (0.9 km), Newcastle Swing Bridge (1 km), DUNSTON STAITHS (2 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 including St Andrew's Tower and section 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 including St Andrew's Tower and section 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.