Dyserth Castle, Dyserth

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Dyserth Castle is a castle site in Denbighshire in the country of Wales. It is a scheduled monument protected ancient borough on a ridge north of the village of Dyserth. It was the last castle of the British fortified defences on the Clwydian hill range in the Middle Ages. The nearby village of Dyserth got its name from the castle. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1241 (783 years ago)Demolished: 1263Coordinates: 53°18'27"N, 3°24'35"W

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Dyserth United Kingdom

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Dyserth Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bodrhyddan Hall, Moel Hiraddug, Maes Hiraddug, Waterfall Shop.

1.2 miSW
Architecture, Park
Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhuddlan
31 min walk • Bodrhyddan Hall is a country house in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. The present building is a 1690s remodelling of an earlier building dating from the 16th century.
1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Hiraddug, Dyserth
27 min walk • Moel Hiraddug, also known as Y Foel, is a hill fort and hill in the Clwydian Range of north-east Wales. The northern part of the hill has been eaten away by limestone quarrying. An Iron Age hillfort crowns the hill, called Moel Hiraddug. Its ridge runs North-South and it lies above the village of Dyserth.
~1570 ftS
Park
Maes Hiraddug, Dyserth
8 min walk • Maes Hiraddug is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales. It is species-rich neutral grassland which includes notable species including spiny restharrow and the greater butterfly orchid. The reserve is managed by the North Wales Wildlife Trust.
0.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Waterfall Shop, Dyserth
13 min walk • Dyserth Waterfall is a waterfall in Dyserth, North Wales. The River Ffyddion, a tributary of the River Clwyd, falls down a 70-foot ledge creating the waterfall.