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Holt Castle is a medieval fortification situated in Denbighshire, Wales, constructed in the early fourteenth century as a response to Anglo-Welsh territorial disputes during the reign of Edward I. The castle was built to control the River Dee crossing and served as an important English military stronghold in the borderlands. The surviving remains comprise substantial stone walls and defensive structures characteristic of early Edwardian castle architecture. The site was deliberately slighted, or partially dismantled, following the English Civil War to prevent its further use as a military installation.
Holt Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE106. View the official record →
Holt Castle is a medieval fortification situated in Denbighshire, Wales, constructed in the early fourteenth century as a response to Anglo-Welsh territorial disputes during the reign of Edward I. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE106.
Holt Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Holt Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is DE106.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fishponds at Esp Hill (0.6 km), Shocklach Castle motte and moated enclosure (3.8 km), Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown Farm (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Holt Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Holt Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.