FLINT CASTLE

It was built in 1277, the first of the chain of great fortresses across the North Wales coastline. It was protected by a moat and the River Dee from which it could be supplied under siege. Four sided with a tower in three of the corners, and a great tower, or keep, outside the fourth corner. It was slighted in 1652 and much of the stonework was destroyed.

Cadw, open April to September.

Photos Andrew Tivenan

Directions
In the town, on the A548.

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