Ewloe Castle 13th Century and Present Day 

Thank you. I am glad you like it.

Cheers Can Omer.

There are smaller ones... Have a look at Dolwyddelan in Gwynedd.

Thank you matey. :-)

Cheers Aaron. It was running and walking around Wepre that made me want to visualise it for myself.

Cheers Alan :)

Cheers Will. There are several projects currently in development.

@@DextraVisual good stuff I'll keep an eye out for your new stuff on my Subscription feed.

Cheers, I have a few other projects on the go at the moment, but Caergwrle is definitely on my to do list.

I would love to see lougher, swansea, kidwelly castles in full glory, your work is amazing👍

I worked a little on the archaeological dig at Caergwrle as a volunteer and would love to see it rendered in 3D.

It is one of my favourite castles purely because of it's hidden location.

Lovely castle, and a lovely video, lost count the number of times i've been there.

Cheers Henry

Your most welcome, rather amazing.

I always thought it would be great to rebuild with a slightly different coloured stone so the original parts could still be identified.

Northwind by BrunuhVille. :)

A Buckley Brickworks fly through is indeed at this moment under construction.

@@DextraVisual that would be amazing, really admire your work 👍

Yes, the lower court was added later. Ewloe is a strategic puzzle for military historians. It is overlooked by high ground on one side and has multiple gates as you have noticed. It is supposed by some that it was a kind of guerrilla fort right against the English border and never intended to be held against any kind of heavy siege.

Hello there. The keep at Ewloe was a typical Welsh D-tower so the roof shape known from other castle examples. At 1:37 you can make out the pitch of the roof in the stone work. For the materials there is some debate. Possibly lead sheeting, fired clay tile or stone/wood shingle. I have shown shingle as this castle was apparently not expensively dressed or occupied for very long.

@@DextraVisual Thank you for the answer. Understandable. Your videos are really impressive .

Ha ha, I'm a big fan of Shad too. No Machicolations at Ewloe. Post holes for defence hoarding are present though.

Cheers Takeda. You are right, clear ground was usually observed around castles but probably not in this case. Ewloe was probably not viable as a defensive stronghold as it's curtain is immediately overlooked by higher ground to the north so there is some conjecture to it's actual function. It was described at the time in the Chester Plea Rolls as a small keep in dense woodland. A guerrilla base at the Welsh/English border or a hunting lodge for the Welsh Princes have both been posed as possibilities.

There is some conjecture to it's actual function. Ewloe was probably not viable as a defensive stronghold as it's curtain is immediately overlooked by higher ground, especially to the north. It was described at the time in the Chester Plea Rolls as a small keep in dense woodland. A guerrilla base at the Welsh/English border or a hunting lodge for the Welsh Princes have both been posed as possibilities.

Hi Tanana M. This was a test project and was not intended to be uploaded to youtube. I would like to revisit this someday with some historic accuracy changes more info and context.

@@DextraVisual than you for your prompt reply! I tried a google search (from the USA) and was met with terrible results. It's stone, not Motte/Bailey, no apparent village or town wall, small, and probably late... in GB? This is a weird place that I'd like to learn more about!

@@tananam9782 Hi TananaM. The castle is 13th century. It was built on the troubled border between England and Wales and it is doubtful that it was ever intended to withhold any kind of prolonged siege. (overlooked by higher ground). It appears to be a well made skirmish tower built initially as a finger to the English and perhaps a hunting lodge for the Welsh Princes of the period. There are hundreds of small castles and Pele towers in Britain like this.

@@DextraVisual Wasn't there a legal requirement that one must have had the "License to Crenelate"? That is, it doesn't matter how rich you are, you can't build a castle, or make your manor into a castle, unless the King says you can. This was special in England, and helped the King maintain control over the Barons. These little fortifications obviously do exist, and so my understanding of medieval British real property law is must be incomplete. By a long way. What's interesting to me is how small, advanced in architecture, and late, this structure is. How there seems to be no supporting village, how it's not on an especially advantageous spot of topography. It's just so much... "why?" It doesn't make a lot of sense, and I suppose that's what's piqued my interest.

Look it up yourself, Lazy