Nottingham – A local Study

Nottingham Castle Rock

1. What is the name of the type of rock beneath the castle ?

2. Was it easy or hard to dig into the rock ? Explain your answer

3. What jobs were carried out in the caves beneath the castle ?

4. What other reasons, apart from work areas, were caves dug into the rock ?

5. How was Roger Mortimer captured ?

6. What other uses have the caves had more recently ?

7. What are the caves used for today ?

Extension

• What name is given to icicle type rocks that hang down in some caves ?

• Instead of digging, how else can a cave be formed ?

• Use a thesaurus to find another word for cave that begins with ‘g’