Wales
Anglesey
Beaumaris

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: “Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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.

Community center
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community center, which is situated 330 feet west 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 , Wales, located on the shore of the eastern entrance to the , the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from the coast.

Hamlet
is an area in the community of , , Wales, which is 130.4 miles from and 208.1 miles from . It was the location of Chapel. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Beaumaris Castle.

Village
is a village in the community of , , Wales, which is 128.9 miles from and 207.8 miles from . It is near . "Hen Bentref" in Welsh means "the old village". is situated 2½ miles southwest of Beaumaris Castle.

Beaumaris Castle

Latitude
53.26473° or 53° 15′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.08978° or 4° 5′ 23″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q7W76+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48296427
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
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”
  • Bulgarian: “Замък 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: “Chateau de Beaumaris”
  • French: “château de Beaumaris”
  • French: “Château de Beaumaris”
  • Georgian: “ბომარისის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • German: “Burg Beaumaris”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Μπιουμάρις”
  • Hebrew: “טירת בומריס”
  • Hindi: “ब्यूमैरिस”
  • Hungarian: “beaumarisi vár”
  • Hungarian: “Beaumarisi vár”
  • Italian: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Beaumaris”
  • Italian: “Castello di Beaumaris”
  • Japanese: “ビウマレス城”
  • Japanese: “ビューマリス城”
  • Lingala: “Sato ya Beaumaris”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Beaumaris Castle”
  • Polish: “Zamek Beaumaris”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Beaumaris”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Beaumaris”
  • Russian: “Бомарис”
  • Russian: “Бьюмарис (замок)”
  • Russian: “Бьюмарис”
  • 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”
  • Swedish: “Beaumaris”
  • Ukrainian: “Б’юмаріс”
  • Ukrainian: “Бомаріс”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Б’юмаріс”
  • Uzbek: “Bomaris qalʻasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Beaumaris”
  • Welsh: “Castell Biwmares”
  • Welsh: “Castell Biwmaris”

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