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Tours of Castle Site – Bookings open 19th August!
Not long to wait now until tickets are available for 2 weekends of tours in September for Heritage Open Days and the Castlegate Festival. This
‘Current Archaeology’ article on the excavations
Here’s a great read in the recent issue of Current Archaeology magazine covering the recent excavations by Wessex Archaeology. Click here… SheffieldCastle CA414 Sept24 The
Latest Castlegate Newsletter
Catch all the latest news from Castlegate including an update on the Castle site here…. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKSHEFFIELD/bulletins/3a321b7
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
Castle Excavations on Calendar ITV News!
On a wet morning last week, a Calendar TV crew visited the Castle site to report on the exciting excavations taking place. Here’s the video
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
Week 6
Excavations of the Castle site continue, and we are now starting to see some fascinating finds coming out of the top levels of the moat
Week 5
A press release from Wessex covers Week 5 of the works on site. This covers the detailed work around the finding of the furnace from
Week 4 News
Please follow the link below and scroll down for a great video put together by Wessex on week 4 activities…. https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/sheffield-castle You can also download