Sheffield Castle was a castle in Sheffield, England, constructed at the confluence of the River Sheaf and the River Don, possibly on the site of a former Anglo-Saxon long house, and dominating the early town. A motte and bailey castle had been constructed on the site at some time in the century following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. This was destroyed in the Second Barons' War. Construction of a second castle, this time in stone, began four years later in 1270.
Castle Market looking down Haymarket to the Castle Market building. Castle Market occupied the site of the Norman Sheffield Castle.
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire.
Image: Hillside below the Cholera Monument (geograph 7356804)
Image: Sheffield Town Hall (geograph 6354874)
Image: The Moor Market, Sheffield (geograph 6580271)
Image: Sheffield Cathedral (geograph 6906981)