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I would convert it into flats.

Champion! Da iawn!

I used to live just 5 mins walk from there, it certainly looks a lot tidier now than what it used to.

A splendid place!

As an American I visited England once, but that was 4 decades ago. I would like to return soon as I am interested in the history of castles like this one and the cathedrals.

I've been through Flintshire loans of times over the years, and I never thought of visiting the castle.

Great used to ride around there On a trial bike, worked in courthalls As well 1976

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very in formative

Thank you for highlighting this. Castles weren’t always for strategic strength, but stopover towers and in places where there were natural fortresses such as dense forest, water, and steep escarpment.

Thank you for this, I enjoyed your informative tour of Flint Castle and its history. Your enthusiasm for this topic shone through and I learned a lot from your (especially neat to learn about the donjon). I have limited time to visit North Wales on an upcoming trip, but I think you may have swayed me to find a way to squeeze a visit here into my itinerary!

Due to accelerated corrosion this ship will never be able to be moved. She has asbestos and is an environmental time bomb waiting to happen. If she caught fire, depending on the wind direction, the Dee estuary towns of North Wales and the Wirral will be covered in asbestos fines. She's owned by a £1 overseas company so her removal will be at public expense, not much FUN for the taxpayer!

been there very impressive good walk

very interesting

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bettisfield? ive never heard of it , but thanks to your excellent vid i will certainly explore .please keep up your wonderful work.

There’s been a petition to save the ship for a while. I do hope it happens as ships built by Harland & Wolff are my favourite.

Dear Sir, Many thanks for doing this video. I am wondering though if Edward I of England actually betraying the Welsh had also tried to bring all these people (staff) working at Rhuddlan castle to his cause as he had protected the town where they lived. Of course one may say that protecting the town meant a first barrier before attacking the castle + to protect its people Edward ensured his castle kept running even under threat. However do you believe that one can argue that to keep the castle 'staff' happy, they would be faithful to him and to England? Perhaps to sustain this argument, it takes to understand whether that 'staff' was originally welsh or were they people from Chester or elsewhere in England? I would not believe that at that time, in the thirteenth century, people would leave their village in England wherever it was just to go live in a remote castle, but I don't know?

Great video, thanks!

Thanks GT! Very interesting! Any plans to do a video about the Loggerheads area? Or Buckley?

Very very interesting information and I enjoyed this video a lot.

So much history on the Dee estuary. I love it. :)

You're a good man, but it's a mountain get over it , you only need to feel the wind up here to know it!

You are quite right, mate. Flint is still a tremendously industrious place. The river mud waxes and wanes, there is no way to tell when a new channel might arise.Many Have Opened And Closed During My Life. The big chemical works was called Muspratts, the other works was in Widnes on the Mersey, they produced a by product that is known AS Galligu, there is no known use for galligu, bu the hills near your stand point are made of gallugu, thousands on tons of it.Only silver birch trees and grass can grown on it. You will still find flocks of sheep grazing on Flint marshes. The canalization gave idea to the term 'off flint'. People of Flint are said 'by themselves' to be off flint. Once the canal was real, only one ship at a time could reach Flint, hance ships had to queue 'off flint', until time and tide and queue conditions permitted further progress.

totally enjoyable and informative please keep up your excellent reporting of my adopted area. many thanks gt.

The owner of that site let me in to see the capped mine shaft and take photos in 1990s

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Hugh gonna find out who Hugh is ? 😂 ❤️🐾

Benette Arthur Strong❤ I'm entralled and miss the North so so much. The people their smarts and sensitivities xxx

Smashing stuff, the more videos uploaded around here the better and nice research.

This is at variance with other views which include the accusation that many of those buried had been shot as mutineers. I am surprised that in view of the enormity of the crime when looked at from the viewpoint of at that time the sentences were so light.

The most remarkable an surprising thing about Bagillt didn't even get mentioned? Go to Wikipedia and lookup Milwr Tunnel. They built a *10 mile* long tunnel starting at Bagillt to drain 100km of mine and cave system

Very much appreciated but it would be better if you just pronounced Bagillt as if it were only with one letter L

I have the poem in a book, The Sands of Dee. It took ages to find it in print. Another excellent presentation, sir, keep them coming. Cheers.

Wheely Interesting 😊

I have lived in this county on and off since 1971, and am loving these videos, thank you for an informative trip out.

Nice to hear of Terfyn Pella in your video. My grandad (taid) was living there with his family in 1901. He was 12 yrs old and had several siblings. Terfyn Pella was a small farm, it gets quite a few mentions in the local newspaper back then, right up to 1930s. Wished I had asked my father lots of questions about it all when I had the chance.

The area of waste land between the river &the railway line.Is known locally as The Cob!☺ Me&my Dad used to ride Trials &Motocross motorbikes there,every weekend,in the early 1990's ... Great bunch of lads &the happiest days of my life... Pure Freedom !! No rules Miss those days

If you are in the area there are graves of airmen in St Michaels churchyard in Shotwick, Wirral killed whilst flying in the area.

I live here, me and my dog are regulars on the mountain, I first came here in 1971, and did a lot of research into the history of this bleak place. I really enjoyed this journey, and have subscribed. I look forward to more like this. Regards.

the fields the men trained on are still fields and every so often paqrts of some1 s uniform or a spent bulit works its way 2 the surface ive got dozens of photos of the camps and the canadian soldiers inj local villige of rhuddlan ,, i belive thats where thay got the train to liverpool then home by ship

Such a lot of history, over thousands of years. The families that lived there were poor, back in the 19th century. Lead miners before 1900 usually died 15 to 20 years earlier than the average none miner. It was due to lead poisoning and also having bad lungs. Children were also sent down the mines from about the ages of 9 or 10. Thank you, for all your research in making this wonderful, interesting and informative video. Some amazing footage of Halkyn mountain and the surrounding areas. Really enjoyed seeing this ❤️🐾

a sad but excellent film so informative and utterly watchable thank you.

great video once again totally watchable thanks . ps please keep up the great work.

i learned of that terrible episode of those poor mistreated soldiers by my auntie when i was very young and everytime i pass the beautiful church i think of those poor brave souls of long ago.a very moving film thank you.

we will NEVER forget.

wonderful film and commentary gt most enjoyable.

Great vid of a very obscure place, but very interesting to walkers, you know, I never thought this old place was that "interesting" & historic, yes, there is a working mine here, but the place is full of "interesting" things, well done John.

Wonderful video and great information.

My 19th great grandmother was born at Rhuddlan Castle. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan August 7 1284. She was the youngest daughter of King Edward the 1st. and Queen Eleanor of Castile.