Prestatyn Castle
Denbighshire, Wales
Prestatyn Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Denbighshire, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Rhuddlan Castle, 4.5 mi away.
Prestatyn Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
National Monument of Wales
Nearest castle
Rhuddlan Castle
4.5 mi away
Castles in Denbighshire
8
Wales
About Prestatyn Castle
Prestatyn Castle is a motte and bailey castle in Prestatyn, Wales, built in 1157 on land granted to the Norman lord Robert Banastre by King Henry II of England. It was built on level ground on the coastal plain and commanded an extensive view.
From the Wikipedia article on Prestatyn Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prestatyn Castle sits at 53.3383, -3.3942 in Denbighshire. The closest other castles are Rhuddlan Castle (4.5 mi), Twthill, Rhuddlan (4.5 mi) and Bodelwyddan Castle (7.0 mi). Denbighshire has 8 castles in all.
