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.

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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
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

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Rhuddlan hasCastle Rhuddlan Castle
Countess of Hereford birthPlace Rhuddlan Castle
subject surface form: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
Countess of Holland birthPlace Rhuddlan Castle
subject surface form: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan