Wales · 13th century
Rhuddlan Castle (Welsh: Castell Rhuddlan; Welsh pronunciation: [kastɛɬ ˈr̥ɨðlan]) is a castle located in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales. It was chosen as the location of a castle by Edward I in 1277.
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. It is currently owned by Cadw, a division of the Welsh Government.
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Rhuddlan Castle ranks #1,446 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 107 mapped in Wales. Founded 1277, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,064 times in the last 60 days, more than 70% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Liverpool, 34 km away. It is one of the 27 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of North Wales. It is stop 2 of 8 on Edward I’s ring of iron, Flint to Beaumaris. See how Wales compares in the castle statistics.
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