Flint Castle
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Flint Castle is a 13th-century medieval fortress in northeast Wales, built by King Edward I as part of his campaign to conquer Wales and now preserved as an important historic ruin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flint Castle canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic ruin ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Flintshire
ⓘ
Grade I listed castles in Wales ⓘ Ruined castles in Wales ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Flintshire ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | Edward I's conquest of Wales ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1277 ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | late 13th century ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Cadw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
corner towers
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ inner ward ⓘ isolated great tower ⓘ outer ward ⓘ |
| hasView |
Deeside estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1277 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Flint, Flintshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Flintshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeast Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | River Dee estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cadw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Flint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | imprisonment of Richard II of England ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| owner | Crown Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edwardian castle chain in Wales
ⓘ
Ring of Iron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control access along the River Dee
ⓘ
to secure English control over northeast Wales ⓘ |
| region | Flintshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | close to the English–Welsh border ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative centre
ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ royal stronghold ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.