Flint Castle, Wales

Flint Castle, was the first of "the iron ring of castles" built in 1277, during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales.

The site was chosen for its strategic position in North East Wales. The castle was only one day's march from Chester, supplies could be brought along the River Dee and there was by a ford across to England that could be used at low tide.

The keep is an impressive structure. Its stone walls are 7 metres thick at the base and 5 metres above. Access was gained by crossing a drawbridge into a central entrance chamber on the first floor. Originally there would have been at least one additional storey. These floors had small rooms built into the thick walls.

By the 19th century part of the site's outer bailey was used as Flintshire's County Jail.

The castle design is based on medieval French or Savoyard models where one of the corner towers is enlarged and isolated. This design of Flint Castle has not been replicated in the Great Britain.

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