Has Newcastle ever been part of Scotland?
No, Newcastle upon Tyne has never been part of scotland.
Newcastle achieved city status in 1051 and declared its
independence from England on August 17, 1853.The Scots offered to
accept Newcastle to become a part of Scotland, but the Lord Mayor
of Newcastle upon Tyne declined on the basis that the Scots were
"untrustworthy, incomprehensible, unhygenic drunkards."