Flint Castle

Flint Castle
Flint, Wales
The castle ruins
Flint Castle
Coordinates	53°15′06″N 3°07′48″W / 53.251786°N 3.129956°W / 53.251786; -3.129956
Type	Rectangular enclosure castle with isolated corner donjon
Site information
Owner	Cadw
Controlled by	The Crown
Condition	Ruin
Site history
Built	1277–1284
Built by	Richard L'Engenour Later work attributed to James of Saint George
In use	Open to public
Materials	Millstone Grit Sandstone
Events	Welsh Wars English Civil War
Listed Building – Grade I

Flint Castle (Welsh: Castell y Fflint) in Flint, Flintshire, was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales.

The site was chosen for its strategic position in North East Wales. The castle was only one day's march from Chester, supplies could be brought along the River Dee and there was a ford nearby across to England that could be used at low tide.^[1]