Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle in , , , is a Grade I listed medieval fortification built onto a rocky knoll close to the . It was built by Edward I during his invasion of Wales between 1282 and 1289 at the relatively modest cost of £8,190.
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Wikipedia
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 138 feet (42 metres)
  • …is also known as “Castell Harlech”
  • …is operated by Cadw
  • Description: castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harlech railway station and The Two Kings.
Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located at a level crossing… is situated 650 feet north of Harlech Castle.
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is a work of art.
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is a restaurant, which is situated 530 feet southwest of Harlech Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llandanwg and Pentre Gwynfryn.
Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the community of the Ardudwy area of , Wales. is situated 2 miles south of Harlech Castle.
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is a village in the Ardudwy area of , Wales, about 1 mile east of . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Harlech Castle.
Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a rural hamlet near , , Wales. is situated 3 miles northeast of Harlech Castle.

Harlech Castle

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Latitude
52.85996° or 52° 51′ 36″ north
Longitude
-4.10915° or 4° 6′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C4QVV5R+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 117407449
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6286856
Wiki­data ID
Q540964

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Harlech Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة هارليتش”
  • Armenian: “Հարլեք (ամրոց)”
  • Armenian: “Հարլեք”
  • Basque: “Harlech gaztelua”
  • Breton: “kastell Harlech”
  • Breton: “Kastell Harlech”
  • Catalan: “castell de Harlech”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Harlech”
  • Cebuano: “Harlech Castle”
  • Chinese: “哈萊克城堡”
  • Danish: “Harlech Castle”
  • Dutch: “Harlech Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Harlech”
  • Finnish: “Harlechin linna”
  • French: “château de Harlech”
  • French: “Château de Harlech”
  • Georgian: “ჰარლეკის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Castell Harlech”
  • German: “Harlech Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Χάρλεχ”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο Παγκόσμιας Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς”
  • Hebrew: “טירת הרלך”
  • Hungarian: “Harlech vár”
  • Hungarian: “Harlechi vár”
  • Italian: “castello di Harlech”
  • Italian: “Castello di Harlech”
  • Japanese: “ハーレフ城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Harlech Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Harlech Castle”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Harlech”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Harlech”
  • Russian: “Замок Харлек”
  • Russian: “Харлех”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Harlech”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Harlech”
  • Swedish: “Harlech Castle”
  • Turkish: “Harlech Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Гарлек”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Harlech”
  • Welsh: “Castell Harlech”

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