Denbigh Castle and town walls
Denbighshire, Wales
Denbigh Castle and town walls is a Welsh princes' castle in Denbighshire, Wales, first built in 1282. Little or nothing of it survives today. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Bodelwyddan Castle, 6.5 mi away. It is cared for by Cadw.
Denbigh Castle and town walls at a glance
Built
1282
13th century
Type
Welsh princes' castle
Castle ruin
Condition
Demolished
Cared for by
Cadw
About Denbigh Castle and town walls
Denbigh Castle and town walls ( DEN-bee; Welsh: Castell Dinbych a waliau tref [ˌkastɛɬ ˈdɪnbɨχ]) were built to control the lordship of Denbigh after the Conquest of Wales by Edward I of England in 1282. The lands were granted to Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, who began to build a new walled town, colonised by immigrants from England, protected by a substantial castle and surrounded by deer parks for hunting.
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Denbigh Castle and town walls sits at 53.1805, -3.4207 in Denbighshire. The closest other castles are Bodelwyddan Castle (6.5 mi), Ruthin Castle (6.5 mi) and Twthill, Rhuddlan (7.6 mi). Denbighshire has 8 castles in all.
- Heritage status
- scheduled monument
