Deganwy Castle

Deganwy Castle was an early stronghold of Gwynedd in , at the mouth of the , now in Conwy county borough, north . It sits at an elevation of 110 m on a volcanic plug in an area of limestone known as the Vardre.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle in Wales
  • Also known as: “Degannwy Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deganwy railway station and All Saints Church.

Railway station
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of , Wales, and is the only intermediate station located on the Llandudno branch line from to . is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Deganwy Castle.

Church
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Deganwy, is an Anglican church in the town of , , on a site overlooking the estuary. is situated 1,200 feet south of Deganwy Castle.

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 1¼ miles south of Deganwy Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deganwy and Llanrhos.

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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is a village in the community of , in , Wales. The village lies between the towns of Conwy and . was a civil parish from 1894 until 1974.

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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.

Deganwy Castle

Latitude
53.29727° or 53° 17′ 50″ north
Longitude
-3.82641° or 3° 49′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C5R75WF+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1278599366
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Wiki­data ID
Q2969121
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Deganwy Castle” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Kastell Degannwy”
  • Cebuano: “Degannwy Castle”
  • Danish: “Deganwy Castle”
  • Danish: “Deganwy Slot”
  • French: “château de Deganwy”
  • French: “Château de Deganwy”
  • German: “Castell Deganwy”
  • German: “Deganwy Castle”
  • Hungarian: “Deganwyi vár”
  • Japanese: “デガヌイ城”
  • Latin: “castellum de Diganwy”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Deganwy”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Deganwy”
  • Swedish: “Degannwy Castle”
  • Turkish: “Deganwy Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Castell Degannwy”
  • Welsh: “Castell Deganwy”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castell Deganwy and Tywyn/Vardre Crown Green Bowls Club.

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