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.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 33 feet (10 metres)
  • …is operated by Cadw
  • Description: castle in Caernarfon, North Wales
  • Also known as
    “Caernarvon Castle”
    “Carnarvon Castle”
    “Castell Caernarfon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum and Caernarfon Town Walls.
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The is a dedicated…
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Caernarfon's town walls are a medieval defensive… is situated 500 feet north of Caernarfon Castle.
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is an art gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caernarfon and Caeathro.
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is a Royal town in , North-West .
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is a village situated on the A4085 road… is situated 1½ miles east of Caernarfon Castle.
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is a small village and community with… is situated 2 miles south of Caernarfon Castle.

Caernarfon Castle

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Latitude
53.13932° or 53° 8′ 22″ north
Longitude
-4.277° or 4° 16′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C5Q4PQF+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70264991
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287267
Wiki­data ID
Q275128

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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 کارنارون”
  • 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”
  • Turkish: “Caernarfon Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Карнарвон”
  • Ukrainian: “Карнарвон (замок)”
  • Ukrainian: “Карнарвон”
  • Urdu: “کارناروین قلعہ”
  • Welsh: “Castell Caernarfon”

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