What is recorded here

Caergwrle Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Flintshire, North Wales, built in 1277 by Prince Dafydd ap Gruffudd after he sided with Edward I. It stands on a rocky hill above the Alyn Valley, making it the only stone castle constructed by a native Welsh prince during those campaigns. The structure suffered a damaging fire in 1283 and was abandoned soon after, leaving behind raw stone walls that still mark the end of Welsh independence.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Caergwrle Castle as Castle from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Caergwrle Castle was built in the 13th century by Llywelyn the Great, King of Gwynedd, as a strategic stronghold in the Welsh Marches. It is remembered as an example of early Welsh royal military architecture and as a symbol of Welsh resistance during the medieval period.

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