For much of the 19th century it was widely believed to have been a town gate, despite the fact that this was suggested by neither its structure nor its location: nevertheless, this interpretation still appeared as a statement of fact in the generally authoritative Victoria County History as late as 1907.
Po většinu 19. století převládal názor, že šlo o městskou bránu, a to navzdory skutečnosti, že nic takového nenaznačují ani vlastnosti zdi samotné, ani její umístění: přesto se tato interpretace ještě v roce 1907 objevila v publikaci Victoria County History.