Flint, Wales

Had a day out to the Dee Estuary today. I'd seen Flint castle from the train when travelling to Holyhead to get the ferry to Dublin, so a short rail journey and there we were. The castle was built by Edward I and was the first of his series of castle constructed after subduing Wales - cleverly all sited so they could be provisioned from sea. It was started in 1277 and took nine years to complete - at one time over 2,300 men were employed in its construction. At the time it cost the English some £7,000 and CADW estimate that at todays prices that's about £20m