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Sheffield Castle excavations recorded by J.B. Himsworth. Square sandstone pillar (about 4 1/2 feet high) in remains of stone vaulted room or dungeon. It was an old portion of the battlements or part of bowling green railings

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Title:	Sheffield Castle excavations recorded by J.B. Himsworth. Square sandstone pillar (about 4 1/2 feet high) in remains of stone vaulted room or dungeon. It was an old portion of the battlements or part of bowling green railings
Location:	Sheffield_City_Centre
Date:	03/12/1928
Date Period:	1920-1939
Photographer:	J.B. Himsworth
Notes:	Taken from 'Sheffield Castle Excavations', by J.B. Himsworth, Ref: 914.274 SQ. Two days after the pillars discovery, a square iron rod was found, almost 1 1/2 thick and 10' long embedded in the side of the stone. The stone shows no tooling, surface is rather soft on account of being buried in deep soil.
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