The Dark Age borough at Newark (centred at above grid ref) was enclosed by a ditch, the course of which is postulated. The course of the Med wall, considered to have followed the line of the earlier ditch, is partly known by the position of the gates; at North Bar (see L3164), East Bar in the middle of Bridge Street and the third at the N end of Millgate. Carter Gate and Appleton Gate are the remains of a Med "by-pass". The ditch probably dates from 878-918. The Med town wall, a masonry wall some 2ft 9in thick, was built prior to 1368, probably in the first half of C14. (1) (2)
See L5678-84, L3164, L3486, L3790, L11285 for excavations of town defences at various points; L3163 for wall, possibly Med town wall, M18301 for town ditch or drain at Castlegate.

<1> Thoroton Society, 1961, TTS, pp 10-18 (Published document). SNT375.

<2> RCHM, 1964, Newark on Trent - The Civil War Siegeworks, p 28 (Published document). SNT1176.

<3> Thoroton Society, 1977, TTS, pp 41-54 (Published document). SNT390.