RHUDDLAN CASTLE

It was erected in 1277as part of the chain of North Wales fortresses on the site of a 1073 motte & bailey castle. It was a powerful structure of concentric design, with two twin towered gatehouses, one of which remains. The outer walls were protected by a moat as well as by a channel dug to the sea to allow the castle to be reached by boat.In 1648 it was slighted after the Civil War.

Cadw, open.

Photos Andrew Tivenan

Directions
Off A5151, 4 miles east of Abergele.

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