Ancient Secrets of Newcastle Castle Unearthed!

[@graham9723]

I enjoyed that Alex. I'm from Newcastle and love to learn about our local history. Well done, looking forward to your next video.

[@AlexIlesUK]

Thank you Graham! Really pleased to know that people are enjoying the content!

[@scoobyview]

Very enjoyable and informative video Alex.

[@AlexIlesUK]

Thank you very much

[@Toon-Tony]

Full of history my home town. Thanks for sharing mate🖤🤍

[@AlexIlesUK]

You are welcome!

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

Newcastle, England's stronghold in the North! A very rich and much storied history indeed.

[@AlexIlesUK]

It's an amazing city to live in!

[@mike-myke22]

Excellent concise video. Thanks for posting. 👍

[@AlexIlesUK]

You are welcome and thank you!

[@DavesGarden1714]

Brilliant and a very interesting video about early Newcastle

[@AlexIlesUK]

Thank you!

[@DavesGarden1714]

@@AlexIlesUK I love the history of the north East especially Newcastle and Sunderland where I live

[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

Northern England! Such a rich history! Ancient Britons,Romans,Saxons,Danes,Scotts,Norman's. Strategically important,geographically difficult to hold. Many kings marched from the South, trying to politically consolidate the North. Would love to see Offas wall in Wales covered. From your cousins in the States,well done!

[@AlexIlesUK]

Thank you! Much appreciated.

[@PhilK1080]

Then there was the Border Reivers in this area - a lot of words entering the English language came from the lawlessness in this area - like "blackmail" for instance it was the "wild west" before there was a wild west between the Scots and English. LOTS of common names came from either side of Hadrians wall like Nixon, Bell, Armstrong, Graham, Robson, Elliot and many many MANY more this during Elizabeth I reign mainly but it had gone on for time immemorial since Roman times and before between Celts and Picts !

[@russellbaston974]

Really interesting, informative and enjoyable, great stuff.

[@AlexIlesUK]

Thank you!! More to come!

[@neilhaverly4117]

Great observation of the people who were here before us might have buildings underneath our own buildings. I look at it this Way, we've always been the stubborn ones that just rebuild the house, town, city, or replace it with a memorial like the Twin Towers!

[@AlexIlesUK]

Exactly, we may loose structures to time but we are always adding things as well!

[@Andy_Babb]

Thank you Alex!! This is, as usual, really well done. This is as close I can get right now to seeing these places that I may never get to visit in my life, so I really do appreciate your work.

[@AlexIlesUK]

You are welcome, sorry to hear you can't see them up close, but hope I'm helping to bring it to life. I can't promise anything but is there anywhere else in the North East you'd like to see / have covered in a episode?

[@MarkSweeting_]

Champion 👌

[@AlexIlesUK]

Many thanks!

[@carausiuscaesar5672]

Nice cafe there in the Church.🇨🇦👍

[@AlexIlesUK]

It is isn't it! I love St. Nicholas's.

[@michaelmorton6505]

Great video, keep them coming! Are you from the north? I’m from Wallsend or Segedunum to some 😉 Enjoying the Anglo Saxon and early Scottish history, the Scottish history is something I think is scarce on KZbin other documentary platforms. 😊 😊

[@AlexIlesUK]

Well I was born outside of Edinburgh, we went to Canada, then back to Edinburgh, then Liverpool, Cambridge and then in Scotland from 9 at a international boarding school, then Newcastle from 17 which is where I've lived ever since. That's why I don't sound like I'm from somewhere. I live in and around Newcastle, but I hope you don't mind I won't say where as it's the internet.

[@ConfusedGrapes-sg3dh]

Alex I learned So Much From This Talk..Thank You...10.9.24😊

[@AlexIlesUK]

Thank you! More to come

[@mh4lly941]

Great video! Have you done any on the tynemouth priory?

[@AlexIlesUK]

No, not yet but it's on my list of things to do!

[@mh4lly941]

@@AlexIlesUK cool

[@tomtaylor6163]

My family left Britain in the 1600s for Virginia. I know where many of them were living back in those days . I’m English and Scottish so I’m constantly fighting with myself

[@AlexIlesUK]

Don't fight yourself, we're amazingly strong when we are united.

[@jarraandyftm]

No mate, you’re not English or Scottish. You’re American.

[@tomtaylor6163]

@@jarraandyftm So this means I have to fight against you as well? I’m also Scot/Irish so they fight against everyone including themselves

[@jarraandyftm]

@@tomtaylor6163 no need to be fighting anybody. You’re not English, Scottish, Irish or anything else. You’re an American.

[@UwesGrandad]

Oi oi from Blaydon. First comment 👋🏼

[@AlexIlesUK]

Class! Great to have you with us.

[@Intovert572]

I was there today. Went to the quayside market and to the Baltic

[@AlexIlesUK]

Other great things to do in the city!

[@dobermankompanie]

Great place. Always thought Lothians n Borders an Northumberland should Annexe themselves from the Scots n English lol. Lived an worked in the area in the early 90s before I joined the Scots DGs. Wylam Throckley would have a great time in the pubs an social clubs also up the Toon. Great place. Would hitchhike up n doon also. Nice walk also past otterburn etc few, battle sites on that road. Did Newcastle to Edinburgh. Always, get a lift. Good times 😊👍

[@AlexIlesUK]

I wondered if you were forces!

[@dobermankompanie]

@@AlexIlesUK SCOTS DGs bro also my Father was Royal Scots for 22 year was brought up in the structure Alex. Lived in County Armagh during the troubles lived in all the home nations also lived schooled and worked in West Germany. Great life I cannae complain. 😎

[@antonharefield8341]

Hi Alex, very informative video. I will definitely visit the castle when I'm next in Newcastle. You mentioned Pandon; near to Pandon is both Shieldfield and The Battlefield areas, on the north bank of the Tyne. I cannot find out what battle these two areas are named after. Could you shed any light on this please.

[@AlexIlesUK]

So battlefield is because of 19th century dogfighting and Shieldfeilds is to do with sheilings - settlement or huts

[@antonharefield8341]

Mmmm? Not sure, I think the Armstrongs had a ruck on that field behind St. Ann's Church back in the day.

[@AlexIlesUK]

Well that was the information I got back from my heritage sources.

[@davidcossins1094]

Fascinating video, although I found the 'fish-eye' lens presentation rather irritating.

[@AlexIlesUK]

I've had a few people comment on that. It's a way I can capture all the features for you without a film crew. Glad your enjoying it otherwise

[@geordieboy5679]

The castle was built on top of the old wooden fort type castle and with the new castle came the name Newcastle

[@AlexIlesUK]

That's one theory but it was also built on top of the Roman fort. So that could be the old castle

[@andygilbert6198]

The wall originally ended at Newcastle, or at least it was supposed to, but it was extended to Wallsend as the river could be too easily crossed at low tide, just East of Newcastle, plus the bends in the river made it difficult to view the river towards the East.

[@AlexIlesUK]

It depends on who you read, Nick Hodgson suggests the wall to Wallsend may have been the original plan with a fort being added at Newcastle (Pons Aelius) after the wall is reoccupied following the abandonment of the Antonine wall.

[@andygilbert6198]

@@AlexIlesUK possibly, who knows. I did a visit/tour to Segedunum, a few years ago, and they mentioned the wall was extended east of Newcastle around 5 years after the fort at Newcastle was built ( well before the Antonine wall). To be honest I’ve always wondered why a fort at the end (or star) of such a massive undertaking, as the wall, would be so small. Plus no one seems too sure if it was actually connected on the wall or behind it. Histories mysteries I guess. Very interesting film though, looking forward to the rest.

[@AlexIlesUK]

@andygilbert6198 thank you. The forts were added after the wall was built, again they are not sure how long after but there are suggestions the Britons revolted against the Romans resulting in the need for the forts.

[@Andy_Babb]

#AlgorithmsSuck #AlexIsAwesome

[@AlexIlesUK]

Made me laugh!

[@adelwulf8864]

Shame that the remains of the church under the bridge are now covered in broken glass and piss.

[@AlexIlesUK]

It's unfortunate, Newcastle Castles do an amazing job of looking after the area with the resources they have!

[@adelwulf8864]

@AlexIlesUK nature of the area I suppose. Compared to other areas it's canny hygienic.

[@Pound4PoundBoxing101]

Howay the Toon

[@AlexIlesUK]

Indeed!

[@StevieMoore-q3c]

may i ask why your using fish eye on this video .. i could not finish watching your video ..

[@AlexIlesUK]

Well to answer your question...

[@henrystevens8130]

Gave up after Pons Aellius.😬

[@AlexIlesUK]

No bother

[@igorscot4971]

Newcastle-upon-Tyne castle is actually, mostly under the Central Station, what people generally call the castle, is in fact it's keep.

[@AlexIlesUK]

Where did you get that idea from? Are you getting Newcastle mixed up with Berwick upon Tweed? Newcastle's Castle Keep is the castle but it stretches from the Black Gate, around and down to the Vermont, and around again to the black gate.

[@igorscot4971]

@@AlexIlesUK Sorry, I think I was told once the castle was demolished to make way for the building of the railway station. Although I suppose they could have meant that the castle garth and most of the city walls were demolished for the railway station.

[@AlexIlesUK]

@igorscot4971 yes, sorry the Castle walls are under the Viaduct, but there's still the Black Gate and Castle Keep!

[@WendyInCollingwood]

👋🇨🇦 Your subject matter is extremely interesting 👏 Hugely respectful, from the perspective of the viewer, kindly remove yourself from the video footage, fish eye camera angle is very wonky ! Your narrative is brilliant 🌟 Kindly, concentrate of camera angles of your subject matter 👍 I have subscribed & 👍’ed your vlog ~ I’m an enormous history fan 🍁🌻🍂

[@AlexIlesUK]

Glad you enjoyed the content. I'm not going to re-film this episode. Currently working on new content

[@lukedunn974]

Nova castellum.. ftm

[@AlexIlesUK]

What do you mean by Ftm in this context?

[@stephenvarty191]

Don't worry Alex, it's just a moronic Mackem being jealous of Newcastle yet again!​@AlexIlesUK

[@AlexIlesUK]

I just dont know what ftm means

[@stephenvarty191]

​@@AlexIlesUKIt's a footy fan term used by Mackems.....Fook the Mags....as in Magpies, the nickname of NUFC

[@AlexIlesUK]

@stephenvarty191 thank you! Well you learn something every day. I don't follow football!

[@danielferguson3784]

It's PonTus Aelius, not Ponus Aelius. Before the New Castle was buit the place was called Monkchester, probably indicating monastic settlements, but influenced by the former Roman 'pons' name.

[@AlexIlesUK]

No. Monkchester is a typo by Simion of Durham who mistook Monkwearmouth with Newcastle. We do not know Anglo-Saxon Newcastle's name. as for Pons its Latin (Classical Latin) IPA: /pons/, [põːs̠] Best wishes.

[@robertvermaat2124]

Actually it's Pons Aelius, not Pontus. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pons_Aelius

[@danielferguson3784]

@@AlexIlesUK Yes, I agree, it was Pons Aelius, Hadrian's Bridge, but that is not what you called it in your video, but something like 'Ponus'. Yes, I got it wrong, it was not 'Pontus', which means 'Harbour', but your name just bated me.

[@kevinjoyce7225]

Being born in Beni nca I know a little bit about Monkchester but would like more.

[@AlexIlesUK]

@@kevinjoyce7225 Monkchester is Sunderland - its a Typo by Simeon of Durham in the 12th Century, We don't know Newcastle Anglo-Saxon name. Bernicia, where about are you from in the land of hills and valleys?

[@edwardphillips8460]

What a terrible camera, the distortion is outrageous!

[@AlexIlesUK]

It's a GoPro Max. Films in 360 degrees and it allows you to move the focus of the filming. Have a good day.

[@edwardphillips8460]

@@AlexIlesUK well look at your product. The stone work shown behind you all appears to be curved. Which it is not. Even your own face is distorted by the lens. I hadn’t realized by how much until your little talk at the end, which you recorded with something else. Whatever device it was didn’t do you or your location any justice. I started watching out of a genuine interest. Your commentary was fine. Your well spoken and seem knowledgeable about what your talking about. Your GoPro whatever however totally failed you in accurately showing what was there.

[@AlexIlesUK]

@edwardphillips8460 it's not all my content, some people don't like it, but it enables for me to go out and show what I'm talking about. I get it's distressed you but I can't help everyone. If you'd like me to buy a new camera, I have links to my coffee and Patreon accounts and you can help me buy one!!

[@skrutsbe]

Please / you are soooo good / but / dont talk so fast

[@AlexIlesUK]

That's me talking slow!!