Beeston Castle

Cheshire, England

Beeston Castle is a hilltop castle in Cheshire, England, first built in 1220. Today it stands as a ruin. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Peckforton Castle, 0.8 mi away. It is cared for by English Heritage.

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Beeston Castle at a glance

Built

1220

13th century

Type

Hilltop castle

Condition

Ruin

Cared for by

English Heritage

Owned by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester

About Beeston Castle

Beeston Castle is a former Royal castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ537593), perched on a rocky sandstone crag 350 feet (107 m) above the Cheshire Plain. It was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester (1170–1232), on his return from the Crusades.
From the Wikipedia article on Beeston Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beeston Castle sits at 53.1287, -2.6935 in Cheshire. The closest other castles are Peckforton Castle (0.8 mi), Bolesworth Castle (3.3 mi) and Aldford Castle (7.3 mi). Cheshire has 14 castles in all.