Caergwrle Castle, Hope, Flintshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1077 / 53°6'27"N

Longitude: -3.0366 / 3°2'11"W

OS Eastings: 330702

OS Northings: 357228

OS Grid: SJ307572

Mapcode National: GBR 74.86VJ

Mapcode Global: WH88R.B47W

Plus Code: 9C5R4X57+39

Entry Name: Caergwrle Castle

Listing Date: 2 July 1962

Last Amended: 6 May 1998

Grade: I

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 28

Building Class: Defence

Also known as: Hope Castle
Queen's Hope

ID on this website: 300000028

Location: Strikingly-sited on a high natural hilltop site in the centre of Caergwrle; accessed via a path leading from the main road.

County: Flintshire

Community: Hope (Yr Hob)

Community: Hope

Locality: Caergwrle

Built-Up Area: Hope

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Castle Archaeological site Castle of the Welsh princes

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History

Early medieval castle of importance during the period of the Edwardian conquest. It was granted by Edward I to his ally Dafydd ap Gruffydd (brother of Llywelyn) in 1277 and was damaged following the revolt of 1282. Some of the present fabric may relate to a programme of rebuiding and repair initiated by Master Richard of Chester and continued by James of St George, for King Edward. The castle was damaged by fire following its grant by King Edward to Queen Eleanor in 1283 and appears to have been little used subsequently.

Exterior

Castle remains within a series of man-made earthworks. The surviving walls are ruinous and are constructed of local rubble with squared freestone facing blocks. The remains consist of a fragmentary inner bailey curtain wall of irregular plan with remains of projecting elongated D-shaped towers to the N and SE of the complex. Evidence for a newel stair and latrine chamber can be found in the thickness of the curtain wall just W of the N tower.

Reasons for Listing

Listed Grade I for its special importance as an early Medieval castle with strong historical connections.

Scheduled Ancient Monument, FL 020.

External Links

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II* Plas-yn-Bwl
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II Bridge End Bridge
Spanning the river Alyn and carrying the A 550 approximately 1km S of Hope and 0.5km W of Caergwrle villages.
II Ty Gwyn, including attached wall and outbuildings
Almost opposite Derby Arms PH.
II Castellated Gateway and Walls at Rhydyn Hall
Located immediately W of the lane some 100m SE of Bridge End bridge; giving access to the lower approach to Rhydyn Hall and the former spa.
II Lilac Cottage
Set back on a corner site adjacent to a narrow lane leading from Derby Road to the High Street, in the centre of Caergwrle village.
II* Pack Horse Bridge
Spanning the River Alyn in the centre of Caergwrle village, at the end of Fellows Lane.
II* Rhydyn Hall
Overloking the the river Alyn to the E, on the line of Wat's Dyke, approximately 0.5km E of Caergwrle village centre; accessed via an unmetalled lane running S from the road.
II Gatepiers at Bryn Iorcyn Manor
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Caergwrle Castle

A Grade I Listed Building in Hope, Flintshire