Castles in Tyne and Wear

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 Ancient Monuments. A Scheduled Ancient Monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. [cite web |title=The Schedule of Monuments |url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1369 |publisher=Pastscape.org.uk |accessdate=2007-12-30]

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. [Friar (2003), p. 186, 193.] The earliest castle in Tyne and Wear is Tynemouth Castle.

List of castles

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Bibliography

*cite book |first=Stephen |last=Friar |date=2003 |title=The Sutton Companion to Castles |publisher=Sutton Publishing |location= Stroud |isbn=978-0-7509-3994-2


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