Caergwrle Castle
Caergwrle Castle is a peak in Hope, Flintshire, Wales and has an elevation of 449 feet. Caergwrle Castle is situated nearby to the village Abermorddu, as well as near the hamlet Bryn Yorkin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Caergwrle Castle and Caergwrle railway station.
Caergwrle Castle
Ruins
Photo: Clintheacock66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caergwrle Castle, also known as Queen's Hope in scholarly texts, is a castle located in the village of Caergwrle, in Flintshire, Wales. It was built by the Welsh under Dafydd ap Gruffydd in service to Edward I of England.
Caergwrle railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caergwrle railway station serves the village of Caergwrle in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 4¾ miles north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.
Cefn-y-Bedd railway station
Railway station
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Cefn-y-bedd railway station serves the village of Cefn-y-bedd in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 4 miles north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caergwrle and Abermorddu.
Caergwrle
Village
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caergwrle is a village in the county of Flintshire, in north east Wales. Approximately 5–6 miles from Wrexham and situated on the A541 road, it is contiguous with the villages of Abermorddu and Hope, though in parts Caergwrle and Hope are separated by a river border.
Abermorddu
Village
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abermorddu is a village in the county of Flintshire, Wales, in the community of Hope. Approximately 5 miles north of Wrexham along the A541 road, it is contiguous with the main village of Caergwrle and closely related to the village of Hope.
Cefn-y-bedd
Village
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cefn-y-bedd is a village in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The name translates into English as "the ridge of the grave", in reference to an old tumulus which a local tale said was the burial place of Gwrle Gawr, the legendary figure after whom Caergwrle was said to be named.
Caergwrle Castle
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 449 feet
- Description: hill (137m) in Flintshire
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Hope, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10733° or 53° 6′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.03697° or 3° 2′ 13″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
9C5R4X47+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3295564555OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12615300Wikidata ID
Q106710288
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Caergwrle Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Caergwrle Castle”
- Welsh: “Caergwrle Castle”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caergwrle Methodist Chapel and Caergwrle Evangelical Church.
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