Cardiff Falklands War Memorial
Cardiff Falklands War Memorial is a memorial in Castle, Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff Falklands War Memorial is situated nearby to the work of art Welsh National War Memorial, as well as near the park Alexandra Gardens.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Cardiff, Wales
- Also known as: “Falkland Islands War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Castle and Millennium Stadium.
Cardiff Castle
Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Cardiff Castle is situated 1,600 feet south of Cardiff Falklands War Memorial.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. Millennium Stadium is situated 3,100 feet south of Cardiff Falklands War Memorial.
Welsh National War Memorial
Work of art
Photo: BigDom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Welsh National War Memorial is situated in Alexandra Gardens, Cathays Park, Cardiff. The memorial was designed by Sir Ninian Comper and unveiled on 12 June 1928 by the Prince of Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Maindy.
Castle Quarter
Quarter
Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.
Maindy
Suburb
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maindy is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and Gabalfa.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Cardiff Falklands War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4868° or 51° 29′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.18086° or 3° 10′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C3RFRP9+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7647138467OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q58836831
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