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Denbigh Castle (Welsh: Castell Dinbych) was a fortress built following the 13th-century conquest of Wales by Edward I.The castle which stands on a rocky promontory above the Welsh market town of Denbigh Denbighshire was built upon an earlier Welsh stronghold. It was defended by a unique triple-towered gateway.A planned town (bastide) was laid out at the same time as the castle. The Anglo-Norman borough was an attempt by Edward I to pacify the Welsh.

Denbigh_Castle.jpg
builder
Henry de Lacy 3rd Earl of Lincoln
height (cm)
10.0
location
Denbigh, Wales, Denbigh_Castle__location__1
owner
Cadw
type
Keep

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