- Newcastle’s most historic buildings, the Castle Keep and its 13th century gatehouse the Black Gate, were once part of a much larger fortress.
- The Castle, Newcastle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress which gave the City of Newcastle its name.
- The Castle, Newcastle, is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name.
- We had been to Newcastle for a couple of times but this was our first time at the castle itself. Very nice to learn about the history of the region.
- The stronghold that put both the 'new' and 'castle' into Newcastle has been largely swallowed up by the train station, leaving only a few remaining…
- The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of...
- The new castle is the source of Newcastle's name. ... I expected the castle of New Castle to be somewhat extraordinary but it wasn’t as such.
- Last year, the Office of Public Works started calling the castle complex the Newcastle West Medieval Complex and Desmond Hall.
- In 2015, two friends named Sibyl and Jess visited the newly renovated castle and learned all about the castle that gave Newcastle its name a thousand years ago.
- 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.