North Wales
Gwynedd
Caernarfonshire

Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in , north-west . The first fortification on the site was a built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England began to replace with the current stone structure in 1283.
Tap on a place
to explore it
cadw.gov.wales
+44 1286 677617
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Caernarfon, North Wales
  • Also known as: “Caernarfon Castle (Caernarfon, Wales) -- Photographs”, “Caernarfon Castle (Caernarfon, Wales) -- Poetry”, “Caernarvon Castle”, and “Castell Caernarfon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum and Pendeitsh Gallery.

Museum
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a dedicated to the history of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, a historic regiment of the British Army. The museum is located within Caernarfon Castle in , , .

Art gallery
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an art gallery.

Arts and crafts shop
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an arts and crafts shop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caernarfon and Caeathro.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a Royal town in , North-West . is famous for its breathtaking castle and as a stronghold of the Welsh language. The castle and fortified complex is recognised on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the finest examples of late 13th-century and early 14th-century military architecture in Europe.

Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village situated on the A4085 road between and in , northwest . It is approximately 2 km from Caernarfon and 1.5 km from Waunfawr, and is part of the community of Waunfawr. is situated 1½ miles east of Caernarfon Castle.

Village
Photo: Bill Payer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and community with a population of 1,162 located on the A487 road 1+2⁄3 miles south of in , Wales, close to the river Gwyrfai, 2 miles from its outflow into Foryd Bay. is situated 2 miles south of Caernarfon Castle.

Caernarfon Castle

Latitude
53.13932° or 53° 8′ 22″ north
Longitude
-4.277° or 4° 16′ 37″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Operator
Cadw
Open location code
9C5Q4PQF+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70264991
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287267
Wiki­data ID
Q275128
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Caernarfon Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Caernarfon Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة كارنارفون”
  • Armenian: “Կարնարվոն (ամրոց)”
  • Armenian: “Կարնարվոն”
  • Basque: “Caernarfon gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Карнарвон”
  • Breton: “Kastell Caernarfon”
  • Bulgarian: “Замък Карнарвън”
  • Bulgarian: “Карнарвън”
  • Catalan: “castell de Caernarfon”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Caernarfon”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Caernarvon”
  • Cebuano: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Chinese: “加拿分城堡”
  • Chinese: “卡納豐城堡”
  • Chinese: “卡那封城堡”
  • Czech: “Caernarfon (hrad)”
  • Czech: “Caernarfon”
  • Danish: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Dutch: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Caernarvon Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Caernarfon”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Caernarvon”
  • Finnish: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Finnish: “Caernarfonin linna”
  • French: “chateau de Caernarfon”
  • French: “château de Caernarfon”
  • French: “Château de Caernarfon”
  • Galician: “Castell Caernarfon”
  • Georgian: “კერნარვონის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Κέρναρφον”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קארנארפון”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קרנארבון”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קרנארפון”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קרנרפון”
  • Hungarian: “caernarfoni vár”
  • Hungarian: “Caernarfoni vár”
  • Icelandic: “Caernarfon-kastali”
  • Icelandic: “Caernarfonkastali”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Caernarfon”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Caernarfon”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Caernarfon”
  • Italian: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Caernarfon”
  • Italian: “Castello di Caernarfon”
  • Japanese: “カーナーヴォン城”
  • Japanese: “カナーヴォン城”
  • Korean: “카나번 성”
  • Korean: “카나번성”
  • Latin: “Castrum de Arvon”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Caernarfon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Caernarfon slott”
  • Norwegian: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Persian: “قلعه کرناروون”
  • Polish: “Zamek Caernarfon”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Caernarfon”
  • Portuguese: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Caernarfon”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Caernarfon”
  • Russian: “Замок Карнарвон”
  • Russian: “Карнарвон (замок)”
  • Russian: “Карнарвон”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Caernarfon”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Caernarfon”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Caernarvon”
  • Swedish: “Caernarfon Castle”
  • Swedish: “Caernarfon Slott”
  • Swedish: “Caernarfons slott”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทคายร์นาร์วอน”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทคาร์นาร์วอน”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Карнарвон”
  • Ukrainian: “Карнарвон (замок)”
  • Ukrainian: “Карнарвон”
  • Urdu: “کارناروین قلعہ”
  • Welsh: “Castell Caernarfon”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rhosbodrual and Foel.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Chamberlain Tower and King’s Gate.

Gwynedd: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Bangor, Tywyn, Caernarfon, and Bardsey Island.

Curious Castles to Discover

Uncover intriguing castles from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Caernarfon Castle”. Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.