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Conwy

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: Castle
  • Description: castle in Conwy, North Wales
  • Also known as: “Castell Conwy” and “Conway Castle”
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Conwy Guildhall and Smallest House in Great Britain.

Public building
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is a municipal structure in Rose Hill Street, , Wales. The guildhall, which is the meeting place of Conwy Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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The , also known as the Quay House, is a tourist attraction on the quay in , Wales. It is reputed to be the smallest house in the United Kingdom. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Conwy Castle.

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, 2 Castle Street, , Wales is a medieval merchant's house and one of the oldest dateable houses in Wales. Constructed in the 15th century it is, along with , one of the two surviving merchant's houses within the town. is situated 820 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 in the community of in , . and neighbouring are both part of the built-up area and community of Conwy.

Village
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is a town and electoral ward in the community of in in . It lies in the Creuddyn Peninsula alongside and .

Village
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Llansanffraid , usually shortened to , is a village, community and electoral ward in , Wales. The name translates from the Welsh as Church of St Ffraid on the bank of the River Conwy. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Conwy Castle.

Conwy Castle

Latitude
53.27995° or 53° 16′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.82586° or 3° 49′ 33″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9C5R75HF+XM
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 كونوب”
  • 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: “Castell Conwy”
  • German: “Conway Castle”
  • German: “Conwy Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Κόνγουϊ”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קונווי”
  • Hungarian: “conwyi vár”
  • Hungarian: “Conwyi vár”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Chonwy”
  • Irish: “Castell Conwy”
  • Italian: “castello di Conwy”
  • Italian: “Castello di Conwy”
  • Italian: “Conwy Castle”
  • Japanese: “コーンウィー城”
  • Japanese: “コンウィ城”
  • Japanese: “コンウェイ城”
  • Korean: “콘위 성”
  • Korean: “콘위성”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Conwy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Conwy Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Conwy Castle”
  • Polish: “Conwy Castle”
  • Polish: “Zamek Conwy”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Conwy”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Conwy”
  • Russian: “Замок Конви”
  • 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”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Конві”
  • Ukrainian: “Конві”
  • Welsh: “Castell Conwy”

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