Rhuddlan Castle (Welsh: Castell Rhuddlan) is a castle located in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales.
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Rhuddlan is next to the River Clwyd. During the fortification’s lengthy construction, the river course was straightened & dredged to allow ships to sail inland along a man-made channel. Its purpose was to allow provisions & troops to reach the castle even if hostile forces or a siege prevented overland travel. A further protective earthwork & timber structure was created around it in 1280-82. The castle was completed prior to the rebellion of Llywelyn the Last in 1282.
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The story of Rhuddlan goes back much further than the fortress built by Edward I. Prior to the Norman occupation of lower Gwynedd, Rhuddlan was at the heart of a Welsh cantref. From here the Lords of Rhuddlan commanded the Perfeddwlad (lands of north east Wales) on behalf of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1007 – 5 August 1063), the last ruler of all Wales. The town itself, however, began as a Saxon “burgh” founded by Edward the Elder (son of Alfred the Great).
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