Wales
Flintshire
Hawarden

Ewloe Castle

Ewloe Castle is a native Welsh castle built by the Kingdom of Gwynedd near the village of in , . 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.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Grade I listed Welsh-built castle near Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Castell Ewloe”
  • Postal code: CH5 3BZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wepre Park and Shotton railway station.

Park
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 160 acres country park near in Flintshire, Wales. The park is home to Ewloe Castle and contains a playground, outdoor gym, football playing pitches and a visitor centre. is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Ewloe Castle.

Railway station
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serves the towns of , and in , . It is situated where the Borderlands Line crosses the North Wales Coast Line. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ewloe Castle.

Library
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Gladstone's Library, known until 2010 as St Deiniol's Library, is a residential library in , , Wales, UK. Gladstone's Library is Britain's only Prime Ministerial Library and serves as the national memorial to William Ewart Gladstone. is situated 2 miles southeast of Ewloe Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northop Hall and Ewloe.

Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community near in , Wales. Located to the east of , near the A55 North Wales Expressway, the village is largely residential in character.

Village
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is a village and electoral ward in the community of in , Wales. It close to the county's border with , England. The electoral ward had a population of 5,420 at the 2011 Census.

Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in and on the Wales–England border lying near the canalised stretch of the that flows from neighbouring into the Dee Estuary.

Ewloe Castle

Latitude
53.19998° or 53° 11′ 60″ north
Longitude
-3.06709° or 3° 4′ 2″ west
Elevation
243 feet (74 metres)
Open location code
9C5R5WXM+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 432347171
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6286884
Wiki­data ID
Q5419069
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ewloe Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ewloe Castle”
  • Danish: “Ewloe Castle”
  • German: “Ewloe Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Ewloe”
  • Italian: “Castello di Ewloe”
  • Italian: “Ewloe Castle”
  • Swedish: “Ewloe Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Ewlo”
  • Welsh: “Castell Ewloe”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ewloe Castle”. Photo: Clintheacock66, CC BY-SA 3.0.