Sheffield Castle
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crucible Theatre and National Videogame Museum.
Crucible Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city. Crucible Theatre is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Sheffield Castle.
National Videogame Museum
Museum
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Videogame Museum is located in Sheffield, England and exhibits contemporary and historic video games. National Videogame Museum is situated 500 feet west of Sheffield Castle.
Fitzalan Square
Park
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fitzalan Square is a municipal square situated in the city centre of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. The present day square is one of the busiest areas of the city centre, with traffic and pedestrians continually moving through the area. Fitzalan Square is situated 530 feet southwest of Sheffield Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlegate Quarter and Riverside Quarter.
Castlegate Quarter
Quarter
The Castlegate Quarter is one of the eleven quarters of Sheffield city centre. It is named after Castlegate, the quarter's main thoroughfare. The boundaries of the Castlegate Quarter are formed by Castlegate and the River Don to the north, Exchange Place to the east, Commercial Street and part of the High Street to the south, and Angel Street and Snig Hill to the west.
Riverside Quarter
Quarter
The Riverside Quarter, or Riverside Exchange is one of Sheffield's 11 designated City Centre Quarters. Its borders are West Bar, Coulston Street, Bridge Street, Castlegate, Exchange Place and the Parkway to its south, the Wicker Viaduct, Johnson Street, Spitalfields and Nursery Street to the North, and Corporation Street to the west.
Cathedral Quarter
Quarter
The Cathedral Quarter is one of Sheffield's city centre quarters, located around and named after the Cathedral. It is bound by Tenter Street to the northwest, West Bar to the north, Snig Hill to the north east, Angel Street to the east, High Street and Church Street to the south and Townhead Street around its western corner.
Sheffield Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: limited remains of a castle in Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sheffield Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sheffield Castle”
- French: “château de Sheffield”
- French: “Château de Sheffield”
- German: “Sheffield Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Sheffield”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Sheffield”
- Swedish: “Sheffield Castle”
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