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		EH	Large gatehouse tower, incorporated into 18th century house, since demolished.
Newcastle Castle	Keep and bailey	11721172–77	Restored		HC / Newcastle City Council	Keep and gatehouse survive.
Old Hollinside	Fortified manor house	120113th century	Ruins			On slope overlooking River Derwent.
Ravensworth Castle	Quadrangular castle	130114–19th century	Ruins		Private	Two towers of medieval castle survive, amidst ruins of later building. Building At Risk.
Tynemouth Castle	Enclosure castle	120113–14th century	Ruins		EH	Built to enclose and protect the priory, modified as artillery castle 16th century in response to threat of Scottish invasion.