Ewloe Castle

Ewloe Castle is a native Welsh castle built by the Kingdom of Gwynedd near the village of Ewloe in Flintshire, Wales. The castle, which was one of the last fortifications to be built by the native Princes of Wales, was abandoned at the beginning of the invasion of Wales by Edward I in 1277. Using locally quarried sandstone, its construction appears to have continued piecemeal over many years and may have not been completed. On taking the castle, the English Crown gave it little military value and allowed it to fall into ruin.

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Castell Ewloe
castle, Cadw, Welsh princes' castles, 

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  Battle of Holt Castle ⓘ
  battle in Holt

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  Alleluia Victory of Germanus ⓘ
  Britons led by Germanus of Auxerre against Picts

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  Battle of Chester ⓘ
  615 battle in England

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  Battle of Llangollen ⓘ
  battle fought in Llangolen, Wales in 870

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  Battle of Rhuddlan Castle ⓘ
  battle fought near Rhyl in 1075 between invading Normans and the Army of Wales

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  Battle of Maes Maen Cymro ⓘ
  1118 battle

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  Battle of Ewloe ⓘ
  1157 battle between Owain Gwynedd and the invading forces of Henry II of England

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  Battle of Crogen ⓘ
  1165 skirmish or battle where Welsh troops engaged an Anglo-Norman invasion force

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  Battle of Prestatyn Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Denbisghshire in 1167 between invading Normans and the local Welsh Army

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  Battle of Mold Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Mold, Wales in 1199 between invading Normans and the Army of Wales

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  Battle of Holywell Castle ⓘ
  battle fought at Flintshire in 1213 between invading Norman forces and local Welsh army

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  Battle of Diserth Castle ⓘ
  1263 battle

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  Battle of Hawarden Castle, ⓘ
  battle fought in flintshire in 1282 between invading Normans and the army of Wales, under Prince Llywelyn II

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  Battle of St Asaph ⓘ
  battle to regain to regain the town of St Asaph, Wales into Welsh control by Welsh Prince Owain Glyndŵr in 1406

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  Battle of Chirk Castle ⓘ
  battle fought at Chirk Castle, Wales in 1644

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  Siege of Chester ⓘ
  1646 siege during the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Rowton Heath ⓘ
  aka Battle of Rowan Moor. Battle occurred on 09/24/1645 during the English Civil War.

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  Battle of Denbigh Green ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Holt Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Holt, Wales in 1646

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  Liverpool Blitz ⓘ
  WWII bombing of Liverpool, England by the Luftwaffe

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  rebellion in Cholmondeley Park ⓘ
  

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft battery in Norley, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Puddington, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 400m west of Sutton Fields Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Sutton Weaver, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK

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  Seaforth Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Seaforth, Sefton, England, UK

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  Birkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK

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  Bootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd Site ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK

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  Ellesmere Port Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK

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  Frodsham Anti -Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  architectural structure in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Liverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Site ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK

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  Wrexham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in North Wales

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  Bodelwyddan Castle ⓘ
  castle in Denbighshire, Wales  

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  Caergwrle Castle ⓘ
  13th-century castle in Wales  

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  Ruthin Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Denbighshire, Wales, UK  

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  Halton Castle ⓘ
  ruins of castle with later buildings in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK  

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  Chester Castle ⓘ
  castle in Chester, UK  

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  Beeston Castle ⓘ
  former Royal castle and museum in Beeston, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom  

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  Ewloe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed Welsh-built castle near Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales  

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  Flint Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Flint. Castle  

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  Hawarden Old Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Hawarden, Wales  

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  Rhuddlan Castle ⓘ
  castle in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales  

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  Denbigh Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Denbighshire. Castle in Denbigh  

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  Chirk Castle ⓘ
  medieval fortress in Wrexham County Borough, Wales  

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  Peckforton Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in Cheshire East, United Kingdom  

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  Fort Perch Rock ⓘ
  grade II* listed fort in New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK  

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  U-534 ⓘ
  1942 Type IXC/40 submarine

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  Water Tower, Chester ⓘ
  fortified tower

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  HMS Bronington ⓘ
  1953 Ton-class minesweeper

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  Cheshire Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Chester, United Kingdom  

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  Grange Cavern Military Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nr Hollywell, Wales, UK

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  Gate Tower Block of Plas Castell ⓘ
  Grade II listed building in Denbighshire. Located on a commanding, elevated site immediately to the E of Leicester's church, within the Old Town: adjoining the rear, service range at Plas Castell

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615 Battle of Chester

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1075 Battle of Rhuddlan Castle

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1118 Battle of Maes Maen Cymro

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1157 Battle of Ewloe

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1167 Battle of Prestatyn Castle

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1213 Battle of Holywell Castle

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1263 Battle of Diserth Castle

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1282 Battle of Hawarden Castle,

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1406 Battle of St Asaph

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1644 Battle of Chirk Castle

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1645 Battle of Rowton Heath

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1645 Battle of Denbigh Green

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1646 — 1647 Battle of Holt Castle

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1940 — 1942 Liverpool Blitz

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1940 rebellion in Cholmondeley Park

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1875 Seaforth Battery

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1001 Halton Castle

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1069 Chester Castle

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1220 Beeston Castle

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1277 Flint Castle

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1277 Hawarden Old Castle

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1277 Rhuddlan Castle

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1282 Denbigh Castle

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1295 Chirk Castle

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1844 Peckforton Castle

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1825 Fort Perch Rock

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1400 Water Tower, Chester

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1954 HMS Bronington

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1972 Cheshire Military Museum

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1979 — 1989 Grange Cavern Military Museum

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Ewloe Castle near Connah's Quay

Ewloe Castle

Ewloe Castle, Flintshire

Ewloe Castle

Another view of Ewloe Castle (east wing)

Ewloe Castle

Ewloe Castle

Ewloe Castle

Welsh Tower, Ewloe Castle

Looking out from inside Ewloe Castle, Flintshire

• A reconsideration of the siting, function and dating of Ewloe castle - scientific article published in January 2015, online
• Flint and Ewloe Castles - guidebook published in 2001
• Ewloe Castle - article published in 1966
• The castle of Ewloe and the Welsh castle plan - article published in 1928
• Flint Castle, Ewloe Castle - guidebook published in 1995
• Further thoughts on Ewloe Castle - scientific article published in January 2021, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1160	Powys Fadog		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Holt Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	430	Alleluia Victory of Germanus	Pelagianism, battle, Germanus of Auxerre	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	615	Battle of Chester	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	870	Battle of Llangollen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1075	Battle of Rhuddlan Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1118	Battle of Maes Maen Cymro	battle, Kingdom of Powys, Kingdom of Gwynedd	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1157	Battle of Ewloe	Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Gwynedd, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1165	Battle of Crogen	Kingdom of Gwynedd, Kingdom of England, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1167	Battle of Prestatyn Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1199	Battle of Mold Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1213	Battle of Holywell Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1263	Battle of Diserth Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1282	Battle of Hawarden Castle,	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1406	Battle of St Asaph	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Chirk Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Chester	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Rowton Heath	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Denbigh Green	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Battle of Holt Castle	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Liverpool Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	rebellion in Cholmondeley Park	rebellion	Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		Sketchfab page@	Castell Ewlo - Ewloe Castle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1828	Cammell Laird	shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Laird Brothers	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 400m west of Sutton Fields Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1875	Seaforth Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Birkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd Site	Merseyside County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ellesmere Port Emergency Centre	Cheshire West and Chester, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Frodsham Anti -Aircraft Operations Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Liverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Site	civil defense center, Merseyside County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Wrexham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Bodelwyddan Castle	building, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Caergwrle Castle	Welsh princes' castles, archaeological site, castle, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle		Ruthin Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1001	Halton Castle	ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1069	Chester Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1220	Beeston Castle	English Heritage, hilltop castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1257	Ewloe Castle	Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Flint Castle	the Crown, Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Hawarden Old Castle	castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Rhuddlan Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1282	Denbigh Castle	castle ruin, Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1295	Chirk Castle	National Trust, building, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1844	Peckforton Castle	country house hotel, English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1825	Fort Perch Rock	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		U-534	preserved watercraft, U-boat, museum ship, Kriegsmarine	Wikidata
site	museum	1400	Water Tower, Chester	fortified tower, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	HMS Bronington	preserved watercraft, museum ship, minesweeper, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Cheshire Military Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Grange Cavern Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Gate Tower Block of Plas Castell	gate tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Ewloe Castle near Connah's Quay		Commons
commons	image		Ewloe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Ewloe Castle, Flintshire		Commons
commons	image		Ewloe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Another view of Ewloe Castle (east wing)		Commons
commons	image		Ewloe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Ewloe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Ewloe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Welsh Tower, Ewloe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Looking out from inside Ewloe Castle, Flintshire		Commons