Wales Castles

 Hawarden Castle(old)

Hawarden Castle(old)
The old Hawarden Castle. One of the ring of English-built castles built in a ring around Wales in an attempt to subdue the Welsh.

Photograph by Colin Smith. Some rights reserved.  (view image details)

Hawarden Castle(old)
Hawarden 'Old' Castle. This ancient castle has an uncertain history, although, built as it is on a Norman Motte, it is probably at least 700 years old. It is located in the village of Hawarden within the parkland surrounding the former home of William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister.

Photograph by John S Turner. Some rights reserved.  (view image details)



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FACTS



Location
near Hawarden, Flintshire

Date
13th century

Other Castles in the Area
  Beeston Castle
  Bodelwyddan Castle
  Caergwrle Castle
  Castell Dinas Bran
  Chirk Castle
  Denbigh Castle
  Ewloe Castle
  Flint Castle
  Hawarden Castle(new)
  Holt Castle
  Rhuddlan Castle

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