Flint Castle

Flint Castle in , was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer . The site was chosen for its strategic position in North East Wales.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Grade I listed castle in Flint, Wales
  • Also known as: “Castell Fflint”, “Castell Y Fflint”, and “Flint Castle (Flint, Wales) -- Officials and employees”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Flint railway station and Flint Town Hall.

Railway station
Photo: Ted Ted, CC BY-SA 2.5.
serves the town of in , . is situated 950 feet southwest of Flint Castle.

Public building
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is a municipal structure in the Market Square, , Wales. is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Flint Castle.

Stadium
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is a football stadium in , , . is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Flint Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oakenholt and Bagillt.

Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Wales. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Flint Castle.

Town
Photo: Natalia A McKenzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , . is situated 2 miles northwest of Flint Castle.

Village
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is a small village seated… is situated 2 miles south of Flint Castle.

Flint Castle

Latitude
53.25176° or 53° 15′ 6″ north
Longitude
-3.12991° or 3° 7′ 48″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C5R7V2C+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 648864384
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6286897
Wiki­data ID
Q1428846
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Flint Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Flint Castle”
  • Chinese: “弗林特城堡”
  • Czech: “Flint”
  • Danish: “Flint Castle”
  • Danish: “Flint Slot”
  • Dutch: “Flint Castle”
  • French: “château de Flint”
  • French: “Château de Flint”
  • German: “Flint Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Flint”
  • Japanese: “フリント城”
  • Latin: “Silicis Castrum”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Flint”
  • Russian: “Замок Флинт”
  • Slovak: “Flint”
  • Swedish: “Flint Castle”
  • Turkish: “Flint Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Castell y Fflint”
  • “Castell y Fflint”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Waen-y-balls and Bryn Dychwelwch.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Millennium Milepost Flint Castle and Flint Lifeboat Station.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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