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SJ5359 : Beeston Castle

near to Beeston, Cheshire, Great Britain

Beeston Castle

The medieval ruins of Beeston Castle stand on a rocky summit 500ft above the Cheshire plain, offering views from the Pennines in the east to the mountains of Wales in the west. It dates from 1225 when it was built by Ranulf, the sixth Earl of Chester, and contains one of the deepest castle wells in the country. It was seized by King Henry III in 1237 and used by him and later his son, King Edward I, as a base for their campaigns against the Welsh. The castle was finally destroyed at the end of the Civil War.

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Grid Square: SJ5359, 23 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Eirian Evans (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Wednesday, 28 October, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 3 November, 2009
Category: Castle (ruined) (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 536 592 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.7034N 2:41.6220W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 525 591
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)