Greybeard Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Please read the Sheffield Universities Archaeological Investigations of the castle,1999 and 2001... I believe I did at the time. These later reports didn't significantly increase our knowledge of the extent (ie area and boundaries) of the castle; what the investigations did establish is that there is a greater depth of remains under the markets than was previously thought. According to James Symonds, Executive Director of ARCUS, 2001. "What our archaeological team have discovered is that there is a lot more of the castle surviving than we at first thought, and it is possible that there is a lot more remaining to be unearthed so we can establish the original layout of the building." The recent digital 'reconstruction' of the castle by ARCUS http://arcus.group.shef.ac.uk/sheff_castle.php?p=cs seems to be based on what Armstrong found under Exchange street in 1927 rather than anything new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) Thank you Gray beard, So I can take it that this is false then. Excavations in 1999 and 2001 by ARCUS revealed the Castle to have been much larger than previously was thought.... PS Mary queen of Scots was held in Sheffield for 14 yrs.... Which is longer then she spent in Scotland... Edited April 3, 2009 by grinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Well thanks to everyone for the potted history of England, not forgetting the Sheffield Castle but I think the answer to my original question is a hard one. We do not looks as if no Viking artefacts have been dug up but there seems to be one or two ruins in the area. Thankyou to everyone who has contributed. PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Thank you Gray beard, So I can take it that this is false then. Excavations in 1999 and 2001 by ARCUS revealed the Castle to have been much larger than previously was thought.... No, it means what greybeard said, the remains they found indicated a much more substantial castle than had previously been thought, but not bigger in extent. Since both excavations were confined to exploratory trenches within the known boundaries of the castle, it is difficult to see how they could have meant bigger in extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) Sorry algy but who's said that the castles outer wall covers a wider area than thought ? What has been said is the castle its self looks to be a much bigger building than a first thought, in fact among the biggest medieval castles in England.... Wikipedia, Sheffield Castle...... Edited April 3, 2009 by grinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) Reply deleted, this is a pointless argument developing. Edited April 4, 2009 by algy See above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Are we missing something here, what connection is there between the Sheffield Castle and the Vikings. as far as the castle is concerned, everyone knows 'Size isn't Everything'. Cheers PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) Ah but popt aren't you forgetting who algy said the Normans were originally...... Any way who were the Vikings ? I see no Viking land on any maps Edited April 4, 2009 by grinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 I only commented in a light hearted way on the castle because this post was going off subject. Just for the record the word 'viking' is old norse for pirate but it is a term more understood here. Norsemen or Nor'mans originating from the north are probably more accurate term but once again we are drifting away from the intent of this post which was, 'Does anyone know of any artefacts or buildings exist in the Sheffield area, we all know of the placenames but nothing else. PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Both the Saxons and the Vikings built in stone. There are numerous Saxon churches still standing around the country. The Vikings had to build in stone in many places such as the Northern Isles, there being no source of timber. In this country they built in stone as a readily available material. There are several places in the Peak District where the stone remains of Viking houses can be seen. Not wanting to cause any more trouble I'll leave this one to algy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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