North Wales
Gwynedd
Harlech

Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle in Harlech, , , 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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales
  • Also known as: “Castell Harlech”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harlech railway station and The Two Kings.

Railway station
Photo: PiffPuffPickle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located at a level crossing on the A496 in the centre of the town of in , . The waiting shelters were installed to cater for the high numbers of schoolchildren commuting to and from the adjacent secondary school, . is situated 650 feet north of Harlech Castle.

Work of art
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a work of art.

Restaurant
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a restaurant, which is situated 530 feet southwest of Harlech Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llandanwg and Pentre Gwynfryn.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the community of the Ardudwy area of , Wales. Situated on the coast, it has a railway station and a Grade II listed medieval church. is situated 2 miles south of Harlech Castle.

Village
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is a village in the Ardudwy area of , Wales, about 1 mile east of . The village is at the confluence of the and the River Cwmnantcol. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Harlech Castle.

Hamlet
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is a rural hamlet near , , Wales. It is located to the southeast of . Formerly at the edge of the parish of , the hamlet was served by the church of Saint Tecwyn in the hills above Llandecwyn, and a Wesleyan Methodist chapel at the other end of the Bryn Bwbach to Esingrug road. is situated 3 miles northeast of Harlech Castle.

Harlech Castle

Latitude
52.85996° or 52° 51′ 36″ north
Longitude
-4.10915° or 4° 6′ 33″ west
Elevation
138 feet (42 metres)
Operator
Cadw
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”
  • Ukrainian: “Гарлек”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Harlech”
  • Welsh: “Castell Harlech”

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