Castles · North Wales
Castell Dinas Brân
Also known as: Caisleán Dinas Brân
In or near Rhosllanerchrugog.
Castell Dinas Brân — castle in Denbighshire, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Llangollen · 1.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Castell Dinas Brân, the nearest railway station is Llangollen, which is 1.2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is LL20 8DY. Please note that accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Castell Dinas Brân is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Denbighshire, Wales". Coordinates: 52.9792°, -3.1596°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle, built by the Princes of Powys Fadog, which occupies a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. The presently visible stone castle was probably built in the 1260s by Gruffydd Maelor II, a prince of Powys Fadog, on the site of several earlier structures, including an Iron Age hillfort. Dinas Brân has been variously translated as the "crow's fortress" or "fortress of Brân", with Brân as the name of an individual or of a nearby stream. An English name, "Crow Castle", has also been used since at least the 18th century.
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Background
Architecture
Dinas Brân has rectangular stone defensive walls with the longer sides running in an east-west direction. The northern wall is defended with the steep natural slope that falls sharply downwards for several hundred feet. The walls on the gentler slopes on the southern and eastern sides are strengthened with an additional 20 ft deep rock-cut ditch and counterscarp bank. At the south-eastern corner where the ditch is at its deepest stood the keep, which looks out onto a relatively easy approach to the castle from the River Dee. The two-storey structure would have been the strongest part of the castle, with its own defended approach through a narrow passage. Adjacent to the keep at the north…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9792, -3.1596
- District
- Denbighshire
- Parish
- Llangollen
- Postcode
- LL20 8DY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clwyd East
- Nearest railway station
- Llangollen — 1.2 km
- Official site
- www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1226281 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castell Dinas Brân (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Castell Dinas Bran, Llangollen - AUOB (Dyffryn Ddyfrdwy (Dee Valley); Wales 26.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castell Dinas Brân?
- Castell Dinas Brân is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL20 8DY), in the parish of Llangollen.
- What is Castell Dinas Brân?
- Castell Dinas Brân — castle in Denbighshire, Wales.
- How do I get to Castell Dinas Brân?
- The nearest railway station is Llangollen, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode LL20 8DY.
- Is Castell Dinas Brân a listed building?
- Castell Dinas Brân is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Does Castell Dinas Brân charge admission?
- Castell Dinas Brân typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Castell Dinas Brân?
- The nearest railway station is Llangollen, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL20 8DY.