- The "Black Gate" was added to Newcastle Castle between 1247 and 1250, forming an additional barbican in front of the earlier north gate of the castle.
- In the fourteenth century the Newcastle town walls were built which enclosed the castle within the perimeter.
- The Castle, Newcastle is a medieval stronghold in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, based on the site of the fortification that gave the City of Newcastle its name.
- In 1265 the burgesses of Newcastle recognised the need to supplement the defences of the castle by building town walls to protect the town’s trade and...
- The Scottish Sir William Lisle and his son Humphrey fled to Newcastle to escape the wrath of the Regent, Angus. Instead, the Lisles were thrown into the Castle.
- As the ‘castle’ that gave Newcastle its name, it has seen over 800 years of history and today provides an exciting walk through Britain’s medieval past.
- Newcastle Castle, The Black Gate, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RQ. Office tel: 0191 230 6300 Email: info@newcastlecastle.co.uk.
- Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name.
- FORTIFICATIONS, etc. Among the fortifications of Newcastle, the Castle from which the town derives its name, claims … from Newcastle libraries (flickr).
- (Just to clarify, the one in Newcastle is just called The Castle, Newcastle which makes it sound like a rather seedy nineties nightclub.)