Conwy Castle

Conwy Castle is a fortification in , located in North Wales. It was built by Edward I, during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1287. Constructed as part of a wider project to create the , the combined defences cost around £15,000, a massive sum for the period.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Conwy, North Wales
  • Also known as: “Caisleán Chonwy”, “Conway Castle”, “Замок Конви”, “قلعة كونوب”, “コーンウィー城”, and “コンウェイ城”
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Conwy Guildhall and Smallest House in Great Britain.

Public building
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is a municipal structure in Rose Hill Street, , Wales.

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The , also known as the… is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Conwy Castle.

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, 2 Castle Street, , Wales… is situated 850 feet northwest of Conwy Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llandudno Junction and Deganwy.

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, once known as Tremarl, is a town…

Village
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is a town and electoral ward in the community of in in .

Village
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Llansanffraid , usually shortened to Glan…

Conwy Castle

Latitude
53.28003° or 53° 16′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.82557° or 3° 49′ 32″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Operator
Cadw
Open location code
9C5R75JF+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52467063
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6286874
Wiki­data ID
Q756830
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Conwy Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة كونوي”
  • Basque: “Conwy gaztelua”
  • Breton: “Kastell Conwy”
  • Bulgarian: “Замък Конуи”
  • Catalan: “castell de Conwy”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Conwy”
  • Cebuano: “Conwy Castle”
  • Chinese: “康威城堡”
  • Cornish: “Kastell Conwy”
  • Croatian: “Dvorac Conwy”
  • Czech: “Conwy”
  • Danish: “Conwy Castle”
  • Danish: “Conwy Slot”
  • Dutch: “Conwy Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Conwy”
  • Finnish: “Conwyn linna”
  • French: “château de Conwy”
  • French: “Château de Conwy”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Conwy”
  • Georgian: “კონუის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Conwy Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Κόνγουϊ”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קונווי”
  • Hungarian: “conwyi vár”
  • Hungarian: “Conwyi vár”
  • Icelandic: “Conwy-kastali”
  • Irish: “Castell Conwy”
  • Italian: “castello di Conwy”
  • Italian: “Castello di Conwy”
  • Japanese: “コンウィ城”
  • Korean: “콘위 성”
  • Korean: “콘위성”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Conwy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Conwy Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Conwy Castle”
  • Polish: “Zamek Conwy”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Conwy”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Conwy”
  • Russian: “Замок Конуи”
  • Russian: “Конуи”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Conwy”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dvorac Conwy”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zamak Conwy”
  • Slovak: “Conwy Castle”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Conwy”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Conwy”
  • Swedish: “Conwy Castle”
  • Turkish: “Conwy Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Конві”
  • Ukrainian: “Конві”
  • Welsh: “Castell Conwy”
  • “Castell Conwy”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tywyn and Conwy Marina Village.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bakehouse Tower and Stockhouse Tower.

Conwy: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Llandudno and Colwyn Bay.

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