Ewloe Castle

At the end of Wepre Park sits Ewloe Castle, a romantic ruin surrounded by trees. According to Chester Plea Rolls Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, prince of Gwynedd, 'built a castle in the corner of the wood' in 1257. The remains in the photo are almost certainly the castle that he built. It has two adjoining walled enclosures, each with a strong tower. Unfortunately he didn't site it very well, because it is overlooked by high ground on one side - an easy placement for an device for bombardment, say. Perhaps because of this Ewloe Castle seems to have been abandoned soon after the conquest of Wales in 1284.

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