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Newcastle upon Tyne town defences, section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower, is a surviving fragment of the medieval fortifications that protected the town. The wall section dates primarily to the fourteenth century, when Newcastle's defensive circuit was substantially reinforced to guard against Scottish raids and maintain the town's strategic importance as a northern frontier settlement. The structure incorporates a sallyport, a controlled defensive gateway allowing defenders to make sorties against attackers, and represents the substantial stone masonry construction typical of urban defences of this period. This surviving portion forms part of the wider town wall system that once encircled Newcastle, making it a significant archaeological and architectural record of medieval military engineering in northern England.
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019811. View the official record →
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences, section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower, is a surviving fragment of the medieval fortifications that protected the town. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019811.
Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll 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 1019811.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newcastle Swing Bridge (0.5 km), Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower (0.8 km), DUNSTON STAITHS (2.5 km).
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