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Denbigh Castle

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Denbigh Castle was begun in 1282 by Henry de Lacy for Edward I during Edward's great push to subdue Wales. De Lacy, perhaps symbolically, built his fortress on top of an earlier Welsh castle occupied by Dafydd ap Grufudd. Every trace of the Welsh castle was destroyed, and walls of the new Norman English building were extended to include a new English settlement. The Welsh temporarily took the castle during the uprising of 1294. When the Normans resumed work after retaking Denbigh, they used a different coloured stone and built more substantial walls, so that the later work is easily distinguished from the earlier foundations at Denbigh. Denbigh's most striking feature is the Great Gatehouse, comprised of no less than three towers. The gatehouse is probably the work of Edward's master builder, James of St. George. Long sections of the town walls also remain.
Denbigh, Clwyd, Wales

About Denbigh Castle
Attraction Type: Castle
Location: off A543
Website: Denbigh Castle
Phone: 01745 813385
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Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Part of Farmhouse - 4.4 miles from Denbigh Castle Rhewl, Clwyd Sleeps: 5 Stay from: £170

Granar - 4.4 miles from Denbigh Castle Rhewl, Clwyd Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £165

Y Gegin Fach - 9.7 miles from Denbigh Castle Rhosesmor, Clwyd Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £195

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Pentre Mawr House - 3.3 miles from Denbigh Castle Denbigh, Clwyd Stay from: £90.00

The Oriel Country Hotel & Spa - 4.8 miles from Denbigh Castle St Asaph, Clwyd Stay from: £49.95

Plas Elwy Hotel - 5.6 miles from Denbigh Castle St Asaph, Clwyd Stay from: £45.00

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The Hawk & Buckle Inn - 5.2 miles from Denbigh Castle St Asaph, Clwyd From: £55.00

The Hawk and Buckle Inn - 5.3 miles from Denbigh Castle Llannefyd, Clwyd From: £90.00

Tan Yr Onnen Guesthouse - 5.6 miles from Denbigh Castle St Asaph, Clwyd From: £65.00

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West Parade
Rhyl
Denbighshire
Clwyd
Wales
LL18 1HZ
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Fax: 01745 342255
Email: rhyl.tic@denbighshire.gov.uk
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