Newcastle Castle Keep
📍 Tyne and Wear, England
About
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 Newcastle its name. The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castle Keep, and the Black Gate, its fortified gatehouse.
Built 1172-1177 by Henry II on the site of a Roman fort and an earlier Norman motte-and-bailey built by Robert Curthose in 1080 — the 'new castle' that gave the city its name. The Black Gate was added by Henry III (1247-1250). Key northern fortress against Scottish invasions. Now a museum.
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