Castle
Twtil, Castle Motte
WLS Wales · 11th century
Twthill (Welsh: Twtil) is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle located near Rhuddlan, Denbighshire in North Wales. The earth and timber castle was built during the Norman invasion of Wales in the late 11th century. It was superseded by the much larger, stone-built Rhuddlan Castle which was built 200 years later during the Conquest of Wales by Edward I in the late 13th century.
The historic names for the site include Toothill or Tot Hill; it is been referred to as Old Rhuddlan Castle. The only remaining parts are the large mound of the motte, and traces of the wall that surrounded the bailey.
Text adapted from “Twthill, Rhuddlan” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Twtil, Castle Motte ranks #4,998 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #98 of the 99 mapped in Wales. Founded c. 1073, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 303 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. See how Wales compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Twtil, Castle Motte?
Twtil, Castle Motte stands in Wales, at 53.28711°, -3.46193°.
When was Twtil, Castle Motte built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1073. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Twtil, Castle Motte?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,998 of 7,044 worldwide, and #98 in Wales. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Twtil, Castle Motte?
Rhuddlan Castle, about 1 km away.
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