Construction
The castle, which was constructed between 1277 and 1311, was built from local sandstone on top of a 12 metres (39 ft) high promontory. It was shaped like a pentagon with towers at each corner.
The castle had a stepped ramp up to a main gateway, barbican, inner ward, postern and curtain walls. There was also a water-filled moat that was fed from the River Dee.
The design of the castle featured towers that were built against the face of the rock outside the curtain wall, similar to the inner wards at Ruthin and at Conwy.
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