Archaeologists excavating the site of Sheffield’s former castle have found part of a drawbridge and the remains of a potentially earlier stronghold.
Wessex Archaeology said experts had also found part of the Sheffield Castle moat and signs of the interior layout.
The discoveries were made during excavations for Sheffield Council’s Castlegate Regeneration Project.
The revealed drawbridge pier has been unseen for centuries, the archaeologists said.
Ashley Tuck, lead archaeologist, said Sheffield Castle “keeps revealing its secrets”.
“As well as uncovering the impressive gatehouse and drawbridge pier, we have uncovered parts of the castle’s walls that were previously unknown,” he said.
“The interior castle walls add to the picture of what this medieval power centre would have looked like during its heyday.”
