We are delighted to announce that Wessex Archaeology/Sheffield City Council won the Rescue Project of the Year Award at the Current Archaeology Awards over the weekend! This is great recognition of the work being undertaken and puts Sheffield Castle right in the limelight!  Thank you for all of your votes, I’m sure they made the difference!

On a busy day of Castle news, see the articles below which tell us about Civil War wooden stakes found in the Castle moat during last summer’s excavations. This story was due to be covered by the Digging for Britain BBC programme however, the producers took the decision not to show the piece unfortunately.  Still, this is more great coverage of the Castle excavations and am sure there will be more to come!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkmg7758n7o

https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/team-excavating-sheffield-castle-unearth-civil-war-defences