Beighton

In the civil parish of Sheffield.
In the historic county of Yorkshire West Riding (Modern Authority of Sheffield, 1974 county of South Yorkshire).

Birch mentions as a castle site at Beighton. This is described as either a ringwork or motte and bailey altered by the addition of stone defences and beside a ford. His writing suggests some exisitng remains. Beighton is in Derbyshire but PastScape records as in Sheffield CP "Alleged moat lying beneath the River Rother recorded in 1900. No trace of a moat, or of any archaeological feature, has been found during subsequent fieldwork." Located in an area marked Castle Stead on the 1854 OS map, although no feature is marked on this or later maps (The existance of railways and mine workings make the interpretation of features difficult)

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Masonry Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK44658376

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 316434