Aberlleiniog Castle

Aberlleiniog Castle is a motte and bailey castle built very early in the Norman period at the head of a small inlet, conveniently in an area of glacial till which was easy to build up into a mound.

The castle is a little-known Scheduled Ancient Monument owned by Menter Môn, Anglesey’s enterprise and rural development agency. It nestles at the heart of a peaceful woodland nature reserve, close to the shores of the beautiful Menai Strait, within the Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Its little known story has many colourful characters, including Welsh princes, Norman overlords, Viking raiders, traitors, pirates, Civil War commanders, wealthy estate owners and Georgian naturalists. It has something to capture everyone’s imagination.

Aberlleiniog truly is a ‘secret’ castle, with many secrets still to be uncovered! Open to the public all year round, free of charge.

(more details on the castle index website)

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