Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly Castle is a medieval fortification in in . The castle was constructed by Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century as part of his campaign to maintain control of , and saw extensive fighting between Gilbert, his descendants, and the native Welsh rulers.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 289 feet (88 metres)
  • …is also known as “Caerphilly Castle (Caerphilly, Wales) -- History”
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Description: castle in Caerphilly, Wales

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caerphilly Library and Caerphilly Workmen’s Hall and Institute.
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is situated 900 feet southeast of Caerphilly Castle.
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is a historic building, which is situated 930 feet northeast of Caerphilly Castle.
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is a railway station serving the town of , south . is situated 1,700 feet south of Caerphilly Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lansbury Park and Trecenydd.
is a residential suburb of the town of in .
is a residential area consisting mostly of council housing in , Wales.
Caerphilly is a town and community in .

Caerphilly Castle

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Latitude
51.57609° or 51° 34′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.22035° or 3° 13′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C3RHQGH+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24006318
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6286665
Wiki­data ID
Q682601

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Caerphilly Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Caerphilly gaztelua”
  • Breton: “Kastell Caerffili”
  • Bulgarian: “Карфили”
  • Catalan: “castell de Caerphilly”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Caerphilly”
  • Cebuano: “Caerphilly Castle”
  • Chinese: “卡菲利城堡”
  • Czech: “Caerphilly”
  • Danish: “Caerphilly Castle”
  • Dutch: “Caerphilly Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo de Caerphilly”
  • Finnish: “Caerphillyn linna”
  • French: “château de Caerphilly”
  • French: “Château de Caerphilly”
  • German: “Caerphilly Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קרפילי”
  • Italian: “castello di Caerphilly”
  • Italian: “Castello di Caerphilly”
  • Japanese: “ケルフィリー城”
  • Korean: “카이어필리성”
  • Korean: “케어필리 성”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Caerphilly”
  • Polish: “Zamek Caerphilly”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Caerphilly”
  • Romanian: “castelul caerphilly”
  • Russian: “Замок Кайрфилли”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Caerphilly”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Caerphilly”
  • Swedish: “Caerphilly Castle”
  • Tamil: “காபிலி கோட்டைமனை”
  • Turkish: “Caerphilly Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Castell Caerffili”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Denscombe and Castle Park.

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