Beeston Castle
| Beeston Castle | |
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 Beeston Castle, south elevation |
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| Creation time : | around 1220 |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | ruin |
| Construction: | Sandstone |
| Place: | Beeston |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 7 '39 " N , 2 ° 41' 28" W |
Beeston Castle is a ruined English castle in Beeston , Cheshire . Their roots go back to the 1220s.
history
The castle, built by Ranulf de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester (1172–1232), became the property of King Henry III of England in 1237 . over. From 1643 it served as a fortress for the New Model Army in the English Civil War . In 1646 Beeston Castle was partially destroyed by soldiers of the royal army. The castle ruin has been a Grade I listed building since 1967 .
description
The ruin stands on a steep hill and is protected by a neck ditch . At the foot of the hill there is a gatehouse that was built in the mid to late 19th century. The building is a Grade II listed building and houses a museum with finds from the Neolithic and Bronze Age as well as remains of a hill fort from the Iron Age that was on the site.
In order to provide the castle residents with fresh water, two castle wells were carved into the rock. One well is the deepest castle well in England with a depth of 113 m.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beeston Castle on imagesofengland.org.uk ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 20, 2011.
- ↑ The gatehouse of the castle on imagesofengland.org.uk ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 20, 2011.
- ^ History of the castle on the English Heritage website , accessed February 20, 2011.
