Flint Castle's stated construction cost is £6,000. A cited modern-money equivalent is about £5.4 million. The comparison with equivalent government spending is tentatively put at double or treble that figure. This larger estimate concerns the scale of the state's commitment, and no worked calculation is given to establish it.
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Flint's £6,000 cost and modern comparisons
Flint's stated £6,000 construction cost prompts a tentative comparison between a £5.4 million modern equivalent and a larger burden measured against government spending.