Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire, previously spelled Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 122,000 residents
- Description: historic county of Wales
- Also known as: “Arfon”, “Caernarvon”, “Caernarvonshire”, “Carnarvon”, “Carnarvonshire”, “County of Caernarfon”, and “Sir Gaernarfon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caernarfon Castle and Segontium.
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England began to replace with the current stone structure in 1283.Segontium
Archaeological site
Photo: Rhion, Public domain.
Segontium is a Roman fort on the outskirts of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, North Wales.
The Oval
Stadium
Photo: MadSproute, Public domain.
The Oval is a multi-use stadium in Caernarfon, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Caernarfon Town F.C. The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 600 seats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caernarfon and Brynsiencyn.
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town in Gwynedd, North-West Wales. Caernarfon is famous for its breathtaking castle and as a stronghold of the Welsh language. The castle and fortified complex is recognised on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the finest examples of late 13th-century and early 14th-century military architecture in Europe.
Brynsiencyn
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynsiencyn is a village on the island of Anglesey in north-west Wales.
Bontnewydd
Village
Photo: Bill Payer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bontnewydd is a small village and community with a population of 1,162 located on the A487 road 1+2⁄3 miles south of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales, close to the river Gwyrfai, 2 miles from its outflow into Foryd Bay.
Caernarfonshire
- Categories: historic county of Wales and historic county of the United Kingdom
- Location: Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Caernarfonshire” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sir Gaernarfon”
- Belarusian: “Графства Карнарваншыр”
- Belarusian: “Карнарваншыр”
- Breton: “Sir Gaernarfon”
- Bulgarian: “Карнарвъншър”
- Catalan: “Sir Gaernarfon”
- Cebuano: “Caernarfonshire”
- Chinese: “卡那封郡”
- Danish: “Caernarfonshire”
- Dutch: “Caernarfonshire”
- Finnish: “Caernarfonshire”
- French: “Caernarfonshire”
- French: “Caernarvonshire”
- Galician: “Caernarfonshire”
- Galician: “Sir Gaernarfon”
- German: “Caernarfonshire”
- Greek: “Κερνάρφονσαϊρ”
- Hebrew: “קרנארבונשייר”
- Hebrew: “קרנארפונשייר”
- Indonesian: “Caernarfonshire”
- Indonesian: “Sir Gaernarfon”
- Irish: “Sir Gaernarfon”
- Italian: “Caernarfonshire”
- Japanese: “カーナーヴォンシャー”
- Japanese: “カーナヴォンシャー”
- Japanese: “ケルナーフォンシャー”
- Kurdish: “Caernarfonshire”
- Latin: “Arvonica”
- Latin: “Arvoniensis comitatus”
- Northern Frisian: “Caernarfonshire”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Caernarfonshire”
- Norwegian: “Caernarfonshire”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Cærnarfonsċīr”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Carnarfonscīr”
- Polish: “Caernarfonshire”
- Russian: “Карнарвоншир”
- Scots: “Sir Gaernarfon”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caernarfonshire”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sir Gaernarfon”
- Slovenian: “Caernarfonshire”
- Spanish: “Caernarfonshire”
- Swedish: “Caernarfonshire”
- Urdu: “کیرنارفون شائر”
- Venetian: “Caernarfonshire”
- Welsh: “Caernarfon”
- Welsh: “Sir Gaernarfon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Caeathro and Pont-rug.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caernarfon Town FC and Celtic Royal Hotel.
Gwynedd: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bangor, Tywyn, Caernarfon, and Bardsey Island.
Curious Places to Discover
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