Hen Blas Castle
Hen Blas Castle is a castle in Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales. Hen Blas Castle is situated nearby to the town Bagillt, as well as near the village Pentre Halkyn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flint Castle and Flint railway station.
Flint Castle
Castle
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Flint Castle in Flint, Flintshire, was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales. The site was chosen for its strategic position in North East Wales. Flint Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Hen Blas Castle.
Flint railway station
Railway station
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Flint railway station serves the town of Flint in Flintshire, North Wales. It is located on the North Wales Coast Line and is managed by Transport for Wales, which provides most of the passenger trains that call here; some Avanti West Coast services also serve the station. Flint railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Hen Blas Castle.
Flint Library
Library
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Flint Library is situated 1¼ miles east of Hen Blas Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagillt and Flint.
Bagillt
Town
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Bagillt is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales. The village overlooks the Dee Estuary and is between the towns of Holywell and Flint. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 3,918, increasing to 4,165 at the 2011 census.
Flint
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Flint is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. It is the former county town of Flintshire. According to the 2011 Census, the population of the community of Flint was 12,953, increasing to 13,732 at the 2021 census.
Pentre Halkyn
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pentre Halkyn is a small village in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated approximately two miles from Holywell, and is off Junction 32 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. Pentre Halkyn is situated 1½ miles west of Hen Blas Castle.
Hen Blas Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales, UK
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.25234° or 53° 15′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.16821° or 3° 10′ 6″ westElevation
299 feet (91 metres)Open location code
9C5R7R2J+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 5778984933OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Hen Blas Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hen Blas”
- Swedish: “Hen Blas”
- Welsh: “Castell Hen Blas”
- Welsh: “Hen Blas”
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