Rhuddlan Castle

Rhuddlan Castle
Castell Rhuddlan (Welsh)
Part of Denbighshire
Rhuddlan, Wales
A view of the castle from across the River Clwyd
Rhuddlan Castle
Coordinates	53°17′20″N 3°27′52″W / 53.2889°N 3.464528°W / 53.2889; -3.464528
Type	Concentric castle
Site information
Controlled by	Cadw
Condition	Ruin
Website	Castell Rhuddlan
Site history
Built	From 1277 to 1282
Built by	Master Bertram James of St. George
In use	Open to public.
Materials	Limestone
Demolished	1648
Events	Welsh Wars English Civil War
Listed Building – Grade I

Rhuddlan Castle (Welsh: Castell Rhuddlan; Welsh pronunciation: [kastɛɬ ˈr̥ɨðlan]) is a castle located in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales. It was erected by Edward I in 1277, following the First Welsh War.

Much of the work was overseen by master mason James of Saint George. Rhuddlan, which was not completed until 1282, was built concurrently with Flint Castle, at a time when King Edward I of England was consolidating his conquest of Wales. It was temporarily his residence, and his daughter, Elizabeth, is presumed to have been born there.^[1]