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Caerphilly County Borough
Caerphilly

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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Caerphilly, Wales
  • Also known as: “Caerphilly Castle (Caerphilly, Wales) -- History”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caerphilly Library and Caerphilly Workmen’s Hall and Institute.

Library
Photo: National Assembly for Wales, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 900 feet southeast of Caerphilly Castle.

Historic building
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 930 feet northeast of Caerphilly Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving the town of , south . It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network. is situated 1,700 feet south of Caerphilly Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lansbury Park and Trecenydd.

Suburb
is a residential suburb of the town of in . The estate was built as council housing in the 1960s on former farmland. The first two housing courts were officially opened by Ness Edwards, the local MP, in 1965.

Suburb
is a residential area consisting mostly of council housing in , Wales. It is near the centre of and the estate is relatively small compared to other areas of .

Suburb
Caerphilly is a town and community in . It is situated at the southern end of the and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of and by .

Caerphilly Castle

Latitude
51.57609° or 51° 34′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.22035° or 3° 13′ 13″ west
Elevation
289 feet (88 metres)
Open location code
9C3RHQGH+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24006318
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
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”
  • Welsh: “Castell Caerffili”

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