Ancient Ruins in Newcastle upon Tyne
Ancient Ruins in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Newcastle upon Tyne Ancient Ruins
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- Lee1962-2015Newark-on-Trent, UK28 contributionsRecently walked Hadrian's wall as part of a coast to coast walk, over 105 miles. Great scenery, stopped at some great places for food, beer, or other drinks and sleep. The walk is a nice quite mostly easy one to do, but I made the mistake of making our longest walking day, over the hardest terrain along the wall. So when I do it again, that part of the wall will be split into shorter walking days. With longer days over easier ground.Written May 16, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Neil KLiverpool, UK614,658 contributionsWalking around this part of town my twin brother Stephen and I chanced upon Plummer Tower,a very historic piece of architecture, a reminder of the original walls that once encased Newcastle.
Plummer Tower was originally part of the old walls of Newcastle Upon Tyne, these were constructed between the 13th and 14th century, this tower was one of 17 such towers ,over the centuries it was converted into a meeting house in the 17th century by the Company Of Cutlers and the facade we see today was added in the 18th century by the Masons ,its an insight into the past and shows the development of the city throughout the centuries, I loved it ,the type of history and architecture I adore ,its easy to locate along Croft Street, most definitely well worth checking out if you're in the area.Written October 30, 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Neil KLiverpool, UK614,658 contributionsOne of the most historic sites around Newcastle Upon Tyne are the wonderful ruins of Newcastle Town Walls and one of the best examples of these ancient walls are The West Walls .
These medieval defensive walls were built between the 13th & 14th centuries, during the Border Wars between England and Scotland the walls were kept in good repair and were instrumental in defending the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne at least twice from the rampaging Scots Army although they were breached with the use of mines and artillery ,with the passing of time the threat diminished of invasion and the walls fell into disrepair and in some cases during the 18th century large sections of the wall were demolished, if you head to Westgate Road you find the West Walls ,in my opinion the best sections of the walls, its history, its historically important, I found it fascinating, loved viewing the walls and reading the information boards dotted around about the history of the West Walls which are most definitely well worth checking out if you're in the area or planning to visit Newcastle Upon Tyne.Written November 1, 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Neil KLiverpool, UK614,658 contributionsLocated not to far from St James Football Stadium is the Ever Tower, this is the remaining ruins of a tower constructed by the Ever family in the 13th century, over the many years its served as a retail building but between 1908 - 1910 was largely demolished, nowadays what you see is but a tantalising glimpse of this once historic landmark building which I found really cool looking, its most definitely well worth checking out if you're in the area and easy to locate along with St Andrews Street.Written October 29, 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Escape48798135149Chichester, UK174 contributionsNot easy to find in the 1930s housing estate. Parking is easy in the residential street. Whilst there is not much to see, the EH looked after site exudes an atmosphere of religious life on the frontier, especially as the temple is dedicated to the little known local god, Antenociticus. The temple would have been in the vicus outside of the fort at Benwell on Hadrian's Wall.
15 mins is the max needed for your visit.Written June 7, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
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