England · Ruin
Beeston Castle
Beeston Castle is a medieval fortification perched on a sandstone crag in Cheshire, England, originally built in the 1220s and held by the crown. The site comprises an inner bailey on the rocky summit and an outer bailey on the lower slopes, with substantial curtain walls, multiple projecting D-shaped towers and gatehouses. It was slighted in the 17th century and today survives as exposed ruined walls and towers managed by English Heritage.
First raised
1220
Its prime
1300
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1300
The shape it held in its prime.
Sited atop a steep New Red Sandstone crag, the castle forms a roughly rectangular summit enclosure with continuous sandstone curtain walls punctuated by projecting D-shaped towers. Bands of red and pale sandstone appear in the masonry; the outer bailey walls run down the slopes below the summit. On three sides the rock falls away sheer; on the fourth a deep rock-cut defensive ditch protects the approach. In its prime the gatehouses, towers and contiguous curtain walls formed an unbroken defensive silhouette above the Cheshire Plain.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1300.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Beeston Castle — including 1 interior: inner bailey deep well. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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