Battles took place between 1642 and 1651, and Sheffield Castle prepared its walls to defend against invaders. Now, archaeologists working on excavating the castle have discovered defensive stakes ...

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 protect the ...

Archaeologists excavating the historic Sheffield Castle site have uncovered rare 17th-century wooden stakes, believed to be defenses from the English Civil War, in the castle's ancient moat.

Wooden stakes used as defence barriers during the Civil War have been unearthed by archaeologists excavating the remains of Sheffield Castle as part of the Castlegate regeneration project.