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In 1644, these defenses failed to save Sheffield Castle
The wooden stakes, made from ash and ... Tuck noted that the stakes were found in front of the medieval gatehouse, a crucial entry point to the castle. "We're trying to empathize with them and ...
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17th-century castle defenses — the first ever found — discovered in UK. See the find
The abatises were found in front of the medieval gatehouse of Sheffield ... “To be able to hold the very wood to which the defenders of Sheffield Castle trusted their lives is extraordinary.” ...
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Seventeenth-Century Wooden Stakes Unearthed at Sheffield Castle
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND—Archaeologists recovered four wooden stakes from the moat surrounding Sheffield Castle, according to a statement released by Wessex Archaeology. The timbers were used to ...