Beaumaris Castle

Beaumaris Castle, in , , , was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282. Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the Madog ap Llywelyn uprising.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales
  • Also known as: “Burg Beaumaris”, “Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle”, “Castell Biwmaris”, “Chateau de Beaumaris”, “Zamek Beaumaris”, “Бьюмарис”, “Бьюмарис (замок)”, “Замок Б’юмаріс”, “Замък Биумарис”, and “ビウマレス城”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Old Court House and Beaumaris Library.

Courthouse
Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Library
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 370 feet west of Beaumaris Castle.

Town hall
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipal building on Castle Street, in , Anglesey, Wales. is situated 770 feet southwest of Beaumaris Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanfaes and Sling.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village on the island of …

Hamlet
is an area in the community of … is situated 1½ miles northwest of Beaumaris Castle.

Village
is a village in the community… is situated 2½ miles southwest of Beaumaris Castle.

Beaumaris Castle

Latitude
53.26473° or 53° 15′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.08977° or 4° 5′ 23″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9C5Q7W76+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48296427
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6286872
Wiki­data ID
Q756815
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Beaumaris Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բոմարիս դղյակ”
  • Basque: “Beaumaris gaztelua”
  • Bulgarian: “Биумарис”
  • Catalan: “castell de Beaumaris”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Beaumaris”
  • Cebuano: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Chinese: “博馬里斯城堡”
  • Czech: “Beaumaris”
  • Danish: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Dutch: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Beaumaris”
  • Finnish: “Beaumarisin linna”
  • French: “château de Beaumaris”
  • French: “Château de Beaumaris”
  • Georgian: “ბომარისის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Μπιουμάρις”
  • Hebrew: “טירת בומריס”
  • Hindi: “ब्यूमैरिस”
  • Hungarian: “beaumarisi vár”
  • Hungarian: “Beaumarisi vár”
  • Italian: “castello di Beaumaris”
  • Italian: “Castello di Beaumaris”
  • Japanese: “ビューマリス城”
  • Lingala: “Sato ya Beaumaris”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Beaumaris”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Beaumaris”
  • Russian: “Бомарис”
  • Russian: “Замок Бомарис”
  • Russian: “замок Бьюмарис”
  • Slovak: “Hrad Beaumaris”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Beaumaris”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Beaumaris”
  • Spanish: “Castillos de Beaumaris”
  • Swahili: “Ngome ya Beaumaris”
  • Swahili: “Ngome ya Beaumarris”
  • Swedish: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Turkish: “Beaumaris Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Б’юмаріс”
  • Ukrainian: “Бомаріс”
  • Uzbek: “Bomaris qalʻasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Beaumaris”
  • Welsh: “Castell Biwmares”

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