Rhuddlan Castle
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Rhuddlan Castle is a 13th-century concentric fortress in Denbighshire, Wales, built by King Edward I as part of his campaign to conquer and control Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhuddlan Castle canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | concentric castle ⓘ |
| builder | Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Denbighshire
ⓘ
Grade I listed castles in Wales ⓘ Ruined castles in Wales ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Denbighshire ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1282 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1277 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| controlledTerritory | north-east Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | English troops ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain walls
ⓘ
ditches ⓘ earthworks ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner ward ⓘ outer ward ⓘ towered walls ⓘ twin-towered gatehouse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1277 ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Denbighshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | River Clwyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Rhuddlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Welsh Wars of Edward I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Rhuddlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Cadw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Crown Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Edward I's Iron Ring of Castles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
administrative centre
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Statute of Rhuddlan issued nearby in 1284
NERFINISHED
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siege during the Welsh Wars of Edward I ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | town walls of Rhuddlan (now largely lost) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | control of conquered Welsh territories ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
subject surface form:
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan