Castles in Tyne and Wear

There are four castles in Tyne and Wear, a metropolitan county in North East England. One is a gatehouse, one is a keep, one is an enclosure and one is an artillery fort.

All four of Tyne and Wear's castles are scheduled monuments. A scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.[1]

The purpose of a castle was not simply militaristic, but was also considered to be a stamp of authority over the population of an area and a status symbol. Some would have acted as centres of trade and administration for a manor.[2] The earliest castle in Tyne and Wear is Tynemouth Castle.

List of castles

Castle Location Type Constructed Scheduled Coordinates
Hylton Castle North Hylton, Sunderland Gatehouse 1390s–1400s Yes 54°55′21″N 1°26′36″W / 54.9225°N 1.4432°W / 54.9225; -1.4432 (Hylton Castle)
Newcastle Castle Keep Newcastle-upon-Tyne Keep 1168–1178 Yes 54°58′08″N 1°36′37″W / 54.9688°N 1.6104°W / 54.9688; -1.6104 (Newcastle Castle Keep)
Ravensworth Castle Lamesley, Gateshead Enclosure 14th century (or earlier) Yes 54°55′36″N 1°38′17″W / 54.9266°N 1.6380°W / 54.9266; -1.6380 (Ravensworth Castle)
Tynemouth Castle North Shields, Tynemouth Artillery fort 1095 Yes 55°01′04″N 1°25′11″W / 55.0177°N 1.4197°W / 55.0177; -1.4197 (Tynemouth Castle)

References

  1. ^ "The Schedule of Monuments". Pastscape.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  2. ^ Friar (2003), p. 186, 193.

Bibliography

  • Friar, Stephen (2003). The Sutton Companion to Castles. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7509-3994-2.
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