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Flint Castle

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Building work on Flint Castle started in 1277 but no one was grumbling as the enormous workforce – believed to be around 2,300 labourers – were paid handsomely for it, largely owing to the fact that building a castle in such a hostile land was hard and dangerous work. The castle itself was a rectangular enclosure with four round towers at the corners, and was further protected by additional walls, a moat and some deep ditches. One of the round corner towers was larger than the others and protected by a moat. It also had its own kitchens, living quarters and chapel. Nowadays, this once vitally important castle is leading a quiet life hidden behind the modern town, standing lonely and forgotten on the marshy shores of the River Dee, and bypassed by tourists heading west. Photo credit: © Crown copyright (2015) Cadw

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Opening Times: Open all year, daily 10-4 (last admission 3.30). Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan

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FLINT, CH6 5PH

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Wales’s most northeasterly county contains little in the way of big blockbuster attractions, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see or do. Bounded by the Dee Estuary to the north and the Clwydian mountain range to the west, with the bright lights of Chester just over the border to the east, Flintshire has been described as both ‘the Gateway to Wales’ and ‘Wales in miniature’.

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FLINT, CH6 5PH

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Flint Castle

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Overview

Building work on Flint Castle started in 1277 but no one was grumbling as the enormous workforce – believed to be around 2,300 labourers – were paid handsomely for it, largely owing to the fact that building a castle in such a hostile land was hard and dangerous work. The castle itself was a rectangular enclosure with four round towers at the corners, and was further protected by additional walls, a moat and some deep ditches. One of the round corner towers was larger than the others and protected by a moat. It also had its own kitchens, living quarters and chapel. Nowadays, this once vitally important castle is leading a quiet life hidden behind the modern town, standing lonely and forgotten on the marshy shores of the River Dee, and bypassed by tourists heading west. Photo credit: © Crown copyright (2015) Cadw

Features

Opening Times
Open all year
Opening Times: Open all year, daily 10-4 (last admission 3.30). Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan
Facilities
Parking nearby

Location

FLINT, CH6 5PH

About the area

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Wales’s most northeasterly county contains little in the way of big blockbuster attractions, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see or do. Bounded by the Dee Estuary to the north and the Clwydian mountain range to the west, with the bright lights of Chester just over the border to the east, Flintshire has been described as both ‘the Gateway to Wales’ and ‘Wales in miniature’.

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