Flintshire Memories: Ewloe Castle has sold at auction
THE ruins of historic Ewloe Castle have been sold at auction.
The 13th century castle was sold to a local farmer on Tuesday for £122,000, alongside 24 acres of surrounding land.
The site was one of five lots for sale, totalling 105 acres of Flintshire Countryside, which all together sold for £838,000.
The auction took place at the Beaufort Park Hotel, near Mold and was attended by more than 100 people, mostly farmers from the local area.
The Ewloe Castle land includes 16 acres of farmable land, the rest being woodland and the ruins of the castle.
The site of the castle, which was built by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, last Prince of Wales, will remain under the care of CADW - the Welsh heritage agency, and will remain accessible for free through Wepre Park.
Auctioneer Roger Griffiths from J. Bradburne Price and Co, Mold, said: "The fact that so many people attended is a sign of confidence in land as an investment.
"Land is a stable commodity in unsettled times.
"We're very pleased with how the sale went."
Jonathan Major, of Strutt and Parker estate agents, added: "Undoubtedly the Ewloe site has history, and attracted a good amount of interest from farmers. The sale of all five lots went very well and undoubtedly they will all be used for farming as the land doesn't have permission for anything else."
A spokesman from Cadw, said: "Ewloe Castle and its immediate area is in the guardianship of Cadw on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument.
"The castle is an excellent example of Welsh construction, which contains important architectural details.
"It played a significant role in medieval struggles for supremacy between Wales and England."
The remaining four lots of land include six acres of land at Stamford Way, Ewloe, which sold for £159,000, 32 acres off Pinfold Lane, Ewloe, which sold for £242,000, 37 acres off Magazine Lane, Ewloe, which sold for £275,000 and 5.30 acres off Magazine Lane, Ewloe which sold for £40,000.
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I can remember playing at Ewloe castle as a young child,9 to 13 years of age, we used to walk up from Wepre Drive up through Wepre Woods pretending to play Robin Hood or the Three Muskateers, the castle was all overgrown in those days, 1950s. It was just old ruins to us kids then, We used to live at No 4 Wepre Drive, right next to Dr Gavins house. Has anybody any memories of those days, I would love to hear from you. Kind regards. Chris Chambers,
I am tracing the Duckworth family. I believe they live in Elwoe Wood, Pinfold lane, Elwoe, Flintshire. has anyone any knowledge of the Duckworth family. father John (born 1822) was an engineer.