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Most of the sites or buildings recorded in this web site are NOT open to the public and permission to visit a site must always be sought from the landowner or tenant.

Books

• Alex Bayliss, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Gordon Cook, Gerry McCormac, Robert Otlet, and Jill Walker (eds), 2013, Radiocardon Dates from samples funded by English Heritage between 1988 and 1993 (London: English Heritage) p. 24-5 online copy
• Grimsditch, Brian, Nevell, Michael and Nevell, Richard, 2012, Buckton Castle and the Castles of the North West England (University of Salford Archaeological Monograph 2) p. 101-2
• Alex Bayliss, Robert Hedges, Robert Otlet, Roy Switsur, and Jill Walker (eds), 2012, Radiocardon Dates from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988 (London: English Heritage) p. 20-23 online copy
• Goodall, John, 2011, The English Castle 1066-1650 (Yale University Press) p. 33, 180, 181, 182, 215
• Purton, P.F., 2009, A History of the Early Medieval Siege c. 450-1220 (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press) p. 332
• Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Lancashire and Cheshire (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 10-12
• Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p. 13-14
• Ellis. P. (ed), 1993, Beeston Castle, Cheshire: Excavations by Laurence Keen and Peter Hough, 1968-85 (London: English Heritage Archaeological reports Vol. 23) Download via ADS
• Cullen, P.W. and Hordern, R., 1986, Castles of Cheshire (Crossbow Books) p. 18-21, 24-6
• King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 66-7
• Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p. 186
• Hough, P.R., 1977, 'Beeston Castle' in Archaeological excavations 1976 (HMSO) p. 24
• Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol. 2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p. 559-60
• Ridgway, Maurice Hill, 1958, 'Medieval Castles' in Sylvester, D. and Nulty, G. (eds), The Historical Atlas of Cheshire (Cheshire Community Council) p. 24-5
• Toy, Sidney, 1953, The Castles of Great Britain (Heinemann) p. 115-6
• Neaverson, E., 1947, Mediaeval Castles in North Wales: A study of Sites, Water Supply and Building Stones (London) p. 4-5
• Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (London: Methuen and Co)
• Barber, 1910, in Barber and Ditchfield, Memories of Old Cheshire (London) p. 55-7 (slight)
• Mackenzie, J.D., 1896, Castles of England; their story and structure (New York: Macmillan) Vol. 2 p. 163-6 online copy
• Ormerod, G., 1882 (2edn), History of the County Palatine and city of Chester (London) Vol. 2 p. 273-5
• Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol. 3 (London) p. 117-9 online copy
• Ormerod, G., 1819, History of the County Palatine and city of Chester (London) Vol. 2 p. 144-48 online copy
• Buck, Samuel and Nathaniel, 1774, Buck's Antiquities (London) Vol. 1 p. 15
• Grose, Francis, 1783 (new edn orig 1756), Antiquities of England and Wales (London) Vol. 1 p. 27-32 online copy

Antiquarian

• Camden, Wm, 1607, Britannia hypertext critical edition by Dana F. Sutton (2004)
• Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England  (Sutton Publishing) p. 55
• Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1909, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (London: Bell and Sons) Vol. 4 p. 126 online copy; Vol. 5 p. 24, 28, 30 [online copy > http://archive.org/stream/itineraryofjohnl05lelauoft#page/24/mode/1up]
• Celia Fiennes, 1888, Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary (London: Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press) Vision of Britain online transcription

Journals

• Swallow, Rachel, 2016, 'Cheshire Castles of the Irish Sea Cultural Zone' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 173.2 p. 288-341
• Neil Guy, 2015-16, 'The Portcullis - design and development' Castle Studies Group Journal Vol. 29 p. 132-201
• Swallow, Rachel, 2014, 'Gateways to Power: The Castles of Ranulf III of Chester and Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 171 p. 289-311
• Nevell, Richard, 2012-13, 'Castle gatehouses in North West England' Castle Studies Group Journal Vol. 26 p. 258-81 online copy
• McGuicken, R., 2006 (published 2010), 'Castle in context? Redefining the significance of Beeston Castle, Cheshire Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society Vol. 81 p 65-82
• McGuicken, R., 2006 (published 2010), 'Castle in context? An analysis of heritage interpretation and presentation at Beeston Castle, Cheshire' Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society Vol. 81 p. 83-91
• Coldstream, N., 2003 'Architects, Advisers and Design at Edward I's Castles in Wales' Architectural History Vol. 46 p. 19-36
• Brown, R.Allen, 1984, 'Castle gates and garden gates' Architectural History Vol. 27 443-5 (slight)
• Hough, P.R., 1984, 'Beeston Castle' Current Archaeology Vol. 8.8 p. 245-9
• Hough, P.R., 1982, 'Beeston Castle: recent Archaeological research for the Department of the Environment' Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 8 p. 22-30
• King, D.J.C., 1981, 'Beeston Castle' 128th Annual Meeting, Chester and North East Wales, 1981 CAA, 12
• Youngs, S.M. and Clark, J., 1981, 'Medieval Britain in 1980' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 25 p. 200 download copy
• Hough, P.R., 1979-80, 'Beeston Castle' CBA Newsletter and Calendar Vol. 3 p. 127
• Webster, L.E. and Cherry, J., 1979, 'Medieval Britain in 1978' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 23 p. 260 download copy
• Hough, P.R., 1978, 'Excavations at Beeston Castle 1975-77' Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society Vol. 61 p l-23
• Hough, P.R. and Davey, P.J., 1977, 'Beeston' Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 5 p. 14-18
• Hough, P.R., 1977, 'Beeston Castle' CBA Calendar of Excavations, summaries 1976 p. 3
• Hough, P.R., 1976, 'Beeston Castle' Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 4 p. 21
• Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 116 p. 71-132
• Dove, R.N., 1965-6, Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Vol. 75-76 p. 103-122 (Civil War history)
• Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 112 p. 77-124 (Late–attributed to origin in C12 but regarded as later)
• Ridgeway, M.H. and King, D.J.C., 1959, 'Beeston Castle, Cheshire' Journal of the Chester and North Wales Architectural Archaeological and Historic Society Vol. 46 p. 1-23
• Ridgeway, M.H. 1957, Cheshire Historian Vol. 7 p. 35-8
• 1937, The Archaeological Journal Vol. 94 p. 314-5 online copy
• 1910, Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 65 p. 171-5
• Ayrton, Wm., 1851, 'Beeston Castle' Journal of the Chester and North Wales Architectural Archaeological and Historic Society Vol. 1 p. 127-34 online copy
• 1820, The Gentleman's Magazine Part 1 p. 201 online copy

Guide Books

• Liddiard, R. and McGuicken, R., 2007, Beeston Castle (London: English Heritage)
• 1995, Beeston Castle (London: English Heritage)
• Weaver, J., 1987, Beeston Castle (London: English Heritage)
• Ridgeway, M.H. 1957, Beeston Castle (Cheshire) (reprint of Cheshire Historian article)

Primary Sources

• Lumby, J.R. (ed), 1866, Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden, Monachi Cestrensis; together with the English Translation of John of Trevisa and of an unknown writer in the 15th century (Rolls Series 41) Vol. 8 p. 198
• Christie, R.C. (ed), 1887, Annales Cestrienses: Chronicle of the Abbey of S. Werburg, at Chester p. 55, 95 online copy
• Rickard, John, 2002, The Castle Community. The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422 (Boydell Press) (lists sources for 1272-1422) p. 133-4
• SC12/22/96 (Survey of 11 Edward III) The National Archives reference

Other

• Ryder, Charles, 2011, The spiral stair or vice: Its origins, role and meaning in medieval stone castles (PhD Thesis University of Liverpool) p. 239-43 Download via
• Evans, C.M., The Medieval Borough of Beaumaris, 1200-1600 (MA Thesis; University Coolege of North Wales, Bangor)

External Links

• Abaroth's World
• Wikipedia entry
• CastlesFortsBattle.co.uk
• CastleUK.net
• Charles Taylor's ecastles
• English Heritage