Denbighshire

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Castles in the County of Denbighshire
Name Type Confidence Remains Photos
Abergele; The Mount   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Bromfield Castle   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Broney Castle, Llansilin   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Bryn-ffanigl Uchaf   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Bryn-ffanigl Uchaf 2   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Bryneglwys Castle   Uncertain  Possible  Nothing visible   
Cae Castell Fieldname and Ysgwennant round barrow   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Cae Castell Placename, Llangollen   Uncertain  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Cae Castell Ucha Issa and Pella Fieldname, Llangollen   Uncertain  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Cae Twmpath Fieldname 2, Coedpoeth   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Cae Twmpath Fieldname, Coedpoeth   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Cae y Castle Fieldname, Ruabon   Uncertain  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Caer Fach Fieldname, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Castell Placename, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd   Uncertain  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Castell y Gur Fieldname, Llay   Uncertain  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Castell y Waun Motte, Chirk   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Cegin Fedw Mound, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   
Ceunant Mound, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant   Timber Castle  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Chirk Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Chirk Castle Fieldname   Uncertain  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Denbigh Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Denbigh Old Castle, Crown Hotel Mount   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Denbigh Town Walls   Urban Defence  Certain  Major   
Dinas Bran Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Ednyfeds Castle   Uncertain  Possible  Uncertain   
Erddig Castle, Wrexham   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Ffynogion Earthwork   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Foel Las Motte, Pentrefoelas   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Glyn, Denbighshire   Uncertain  Possible  Uncertain   
Gors Enclosure   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Gwrych   Uncertain  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Hafod y Bwch   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   
Hendre Isaf Motte, Llangernyw   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Holt Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Holt Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Llandegla manor of Bishop of St Asaph   Palace  Possible  Nothing visible   
Llys Gwenllian   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Maes Gwyn, Pentrefoelas   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks  Images Available
Maes Mynan Mound   Timber Castle  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Maesmor Hall Castle Mound, Llangwm   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   
Plas Cadwgan Mound   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Ruthin Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Ruthin Old Castle   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Ruthin Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Nothing visible   
Sycharth Castle, Llansilin   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Tomen Cefn Glaniwrch, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Tomen y Faerdre, Llanarmon yn ial   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Tomen y Maerdy Motte   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Tomen y Rhodwydd, Llandegla   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Tower House Mound, Llangollen   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   

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