Castles of England/Tyne and Wear

There are five castles in Tyne and Wear. Name Type Date Condition Image Ownership/ Access Notes (../Key/) Hylton Castle Tower house 1401c.1400 Ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Large gatehouse tower, incorporated into 18th century house, since demolished. Newcastle Castle Keep and bailey 11721172–77 Restored 90px HCImage:CL_icon.svg / Newcastle City Council Keep and gatehouse survive. Old Hollinside Fortified manor house 120113th century Ruins 90px On slope overlooking River Derwent. Ravensworth Castle Quadrangular castle 130114–19th century Ruins 90px Private Two towers of medieval castle survive, amidst ruins of later building. Building At Risk. Tynemouth Castle Enclosure castle 120113–14th century Ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Built to enclose and protect the priory, modified as artillery castle 16th century in response to threat of Scottish invasion.