id: sig-20260722-report-fl002
site_id: gb-hawarden-ewloe
attribute: designation_report
value: 'Reference Number

  FL002

  Name

  Castell Ewloe

  Date of Designation

  Status

  Designated

  Unitary Authority

  Flintshire

  Community

  Hawarden

  Easting

  328806

  Northing

  367519

  Broad Class

  Defence

  Site Type

  Castle

  Period

  Medieval

  The following provides a description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.

  This monument comprises the remains of a medieval castle built around 1257 by Llywelyn ap
  Gruffudd. Located in dense woodland which in medieval times was part of the great forest
  of Ewloe, it commands a north-facing slope above two ravines, but is overlooked on the south,
  where a substantial earthwork has been built outside the moat.

  The castle, of typically Welsh design, consists of a walled upper ward on a natural outcrop,
  surrounding a rectangular keep with an apsidal end; a lower ward encloses a well and incorporates
  a western round tower. A bridge on the north-east originally led directly to the upper ward,
  where the corresponding gap in the wall is clearly visible; steps mount the wall-walk just
  to its south. Part of the outcrop facing the eastern ditch was provided with a glacis, a
  covering of smooth stone to deter missiles.

  There are traces of other buildings in the inner ward, particularly around the steps south
  of the keep. From the wall-walk around the latter’s apse, the internal subdivisions of the
  basement can be seen, as well as the large windows of the principal apartment, at first-floor
  (entrance) level, with traces of a roof-line above it, some way below the battlements. The
  outer ward presumably contained further buildings, housing garrison, horses, servants and
  craft specialists, but no traces remain.

  The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval
  social, domestic and political life and warfare. The scheduled area comprises the remains
  described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.'
source_url: http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=2827
source_title: Scheduled Monument Full Report — Castell Ewloe
publisher: Cadw
observed_date: '2026-07-22'
collected_by: scripts/build_assessment_batch.py
confidence: high
notes: The designation text. Assess the six bands against THIS evidence only; omit any band
  it does not speak to.