17th-century castle defenses — the first ever found — discovered in UK. See the find
Previous discoveries at Sheffield Castle include a “hidey-hole” left behind by a steelworker in a cellar as well as medieval ...
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Seventeenth-Century Wooden Stakes Unearthed at Sheffield Castle
Archaeologists recovered four wooden stakes from the moat surrounding Sheffield Castle, according to a statement released by ...
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17th-century castle defenses — the first ever found — discovered in UK. See the find
“To be able to hold the very wood to which the defenders of Sheffield Castle trusted their lives is extraordinary.” The stakes were preserved in the environment of the moat, archaeologists sai ...
In 1644, these defenses failed to save Sheffield Castle
Archaeologists excavating the historic Sheffield Castle site have uncovered rare 17th-century wooden stakes, believed to be ...