Wales · 13th century
Holt Castle (Welsh: Castell Holt) was a medieval castle on the Welsh–English border, by the banks of the River Dee, in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Work began on the castle in the 13th century during the Welsh Wars.
In the medieval period, the five-towered fortress was actually known as Castrum Leonis or Castle Lyons because it had a lion motif carved into the stonework above its main gate. In the 17th century, almost all the stonework was removed from the site; only the sandstone foundation and a small amount of masonry survives.
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Holt Castle ranks #2,449 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 of the 107 mapped in Wales. Founded c. 1282, it is older than 64% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wrexham, 8 km away. See how Wales compares in the castle statistics.
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