June
28
/ 2020
Perched on a large crag, Beeston Castle is one of the most dramatically situated medieval castles in England. Although what remains today represents the feats of medieval builders, much of what is important about Beeston is no longer visible. People have been drawn to the crag for millennia and used the site from as far back as the Neolithic period. Metal Works and Salt Deposits on the Trade Networks Pits and flint tools dating from the 4th millennium BC indicate the site was inhabited during the Neolithic period. There is also evidence of early Bronze Age (c 2000–1500 BC) burial mounds and funerary material found on the lower part of the crag. The site boasted a major metalworking site and
