Dolbadarn Castle

Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the , in northern .
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Wikipedia
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: National Slate Museum and Llanberis railway station.

Museum
Photo: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is located at Gilfach Ddu… is situated 1,500 feet north of Dolbadarn Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the southern terminus… is situated 1,100 feet west of Dolbadarn Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the lower terminus of the… is situated 1,200 feet west of Dolbadarn Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dinorwig and Nant Peris.

Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English…

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Dolbadarn Castle.

Village
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Wales, at the foot of , in Community. is situated 2 miles north of Dolbadarn Castle.

Dolbadarn Castle

Latitude
53.11666° or 53° 7′ north
Longitude
-4.11442° or 4° 6′ 52″ west
Elevation
427 feet (130 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q4V8P+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 886457626
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6286871
Wiki­data ID
Q2078555
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Dolbadarn Castle” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Dolbadarn qəsri”
  • Basque: “Dolbadarn gaztelua”
  • Breton: “kastell Dolbadarn”
  • Breton: “Kastell Dolbadarn”
  • Cebuano: “Dolbadarn Castle”
  • Chinese: “多巴达恩城堡”
  • Czech: “Dolbadarn”
  • Danish: “Dolbadarn Castle”
  • Dutch: “Dolbadarn Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Dolbadan”
  • Finnish: “Dolbadarnin linna”
  • French: “château de Dolbadarn”
  • French: “Château de Dolbadarn”
  • German: “Dolbadarn Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת דולבדארן”
  • Italian: “castello di Dolbadarn”
  • Italian: “Castello di Dolbadarn”
  • Japanese: “ドルバダーン城”
  • Polish: “Dolbadarn”
  • Russian: “Замок Долбадарн”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Dolbadarn”
  • Swedish: “Dolbadarn Castle”
  • Turkish: “Dolbadarn Kalesi”
  • Uzbek: “Dolbadarn qalʼasi”
  • Welsh: “Castell Dolbadarn”
  • “Castell Dolbadarn”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wellington and Hafod Owen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Capel Jerusalem and Compressor House.

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