Excavations 2024
Latest information on all things castle related
Amazing drone footage of Castle Well!!
We are excited to bring you drone footage of inside the medieval Castle well which shows some incredible detail of the construction and quality of
Picture of the Castle Well
We’d like to share the attached fantastic picture of the well on the Castle site, taken last week, clearly showing the layers of stonework estimated
Castle Site tour success!
The last 3 weekends have seen nearly 250 people attend tours of the Castle site, led by Wessex Archaeology, Friends of Sheffield Castle and the
Dating proves Norman origins of first Castle!
Wessex Archaeology have provided a press release which now confirms the dating of the motte of the first Castle in Sheffield, a remarkable and exciting
Archaeology Award and Civil War Stake finds!
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
Chamber secrets revealed!
We start this year off with the exciting news that a doorway has now been cut into the concrete chamber housing remains of the Castle
New Excavations start on site!
We are excited to be able to confirm that further archaeological work is now taking place on site! This is on the east side of
Final Week of Excavations – week 12
The final week of major excavations of the Castle site has now come to a close and there will be a slight pause before the
Week 11 and the Eastern Bastion tower is found!
A significant couple of weeks on site as more and more of the Castle structure is revealing itself, some of it for the first time in
Week 10
Last week was due to be the final week of archaeological work in this phase of the works however, I’m pleased to confirm that work
Week 8
Another exciting week on the Castle site as more and more of the newly found Castle wall is revealed. The hope is that further excavation
Week 7
Lots to report on this week and some major news! Archaeologists have uncovered part of the Castle walls on the South of the site which