Beeston Castle and Woodland Park
Entrance bridge to the Beeston gatehouse flies over the moat
Visitors enjoying a walk along wooded path below towering stone ruins
Spectacular view along imposing walls into sunset over fields far below
View beyond Beeston Castle through a stone arrow slit or loop
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Chapel Lane, Beeston, Cheshire, CW6 9TX
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      Bronze Age (c 3500-2000 BC)Prehistoric Beeston

      A bank is created at the base of the crag and the site attracts Bronze Age metalworkers.

      Bronze Age axe heads and a knife, found at Beeston

      Iron Age (c 1200-1 BC)Hillfort

      The site is transformed into a substantial hillfort with earthwork defences.

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              Beeston Castle - Entrance to Inner Bailey
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              Beeston Castle
              Beeston Castle Sandstone Carving
              Beeston Castle woodland
              Beeston Castle woodland
              Beeston Castle
              Beeston Castle Bridge
              Beeston Castle Entrance

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