The ruined shell of a thirteenth-century fortified house in Heaton Park, properly the camera of Adam of Jesmond, a local baron. It was in existence by 1267. The link to King John is a later legend. Free to see from the park paths. The pin is approximate.
King John's Palace
Ruined thirteenth-century hall house in Heaton Park, known locally as King John's Palace
Most visitors miss this
But the so-called King John’s Palace, also known as the ‘Camera of Adam of Jesmond’ was built much nearer to the reign of the king known as John Lackland.