id: sig-20260722-report-fl020
site_id: gb-hope-caergwrle
attribute: designation_report
value: 'Reference Number

  FL020

  Name

  Castell Caergwrle

  Date of Designation

  Status

  Designated

  Unitary Authority

  Flintshire

  Community

  Hope

  Easting

  330697

  Northing

  357212

  Broad Class

  Defence

  Site Type

  Castle

  Period

  Medieval

  The monument consists of the remains of a castle, dating to the medieval period.  A castle
  is a defended residence or stronghold, built mainly of stone, in which the principal or
  sole defence comprises the walls and towers bounding the site.  Some form of keep may have
  stood within the enclosure but these were not significant in defensive terms and served
  mainly to provide accommodation.

  Caergwrle Castle was erected by Dafydd ap Gruffydd in about 1278, and was thus the last
  native Welsh stone built castle.  The castle was then held and refurbished by Edward I (1282).  The
  castle is defended on the north and east sides by a rock-cut ditch and counterscarp bank.  The
  castle was destroyed by fire on 27th August 1282.  The remains of the late thirteenth century
  masonry castle are set at the south-south-west angle of an irregular enclosure defining
  the relatively level summit of a steep-sided hill. Excavation demonstrated that this enclosure,
  roughly 110m north-west to south-east by 120m, had been defined by a stone-revetted wall,
  radio-carbon dating indicating an early medieval date.

  The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval
  defensive practices.  The monument is well-preserved and an important relic of the medieval
  landscape.  It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of
  the presence of both structural evidence and intact associated deposits.

  The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related
  evidence may be expected to survive.'
source_url: http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=3086
source_title: Scheduled Monument Full Report — Castell Caergwrle
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.