Caernarfon Town Walls
Caernarfon's town walls are a medieval defensive structure around the town of Caernarfon in North Wales. The walls were constructed between 1283 and 1292 after the foundation of Caernarfon by Edward I, alongside the adjacent castle.Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: City walls
- Description: Grade I listed urban defence in Caernarfon, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Caernarfon town walls”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caernarfon Castle and Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum.
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England began to replace with the current stone structure in 1283. Caernarfon Castle is situated 500 feet south of Caernarfon Town Walls.Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
Museum
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, a historic regiment of the British Army. The museum is located within Caernarfon Castle in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales. Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is situated 600 feet south of Caernarfon Town Walls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caernarfon and Caeathro.
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town in Gwynedd, North-West Wales. Caernarfon 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.
Caeathro
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caeathro is a village situated on the A4085 road between Caernarfon and Waunfawr in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It is approximately 2 km from Caernarfon and 1.5 km from Waunfawr, and is part of the community of Waunfawr. Caeathro is situated 1½ miles southeast of Caernarfon Town Walls.
Bontnewydd
Village
Photo: Bill Payer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bontnewydd is a small village and community with a population of 1,162 located on the A487 road 1+2⁄3 miles south of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales, close to the river Gwyrfai, 2 miles from its outflow into Foryd Bay. Bontnewydd is situated 2 miles south of Caernarfon Town Walls.
Caernarfon Town Walls
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caernarfonshire, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.14068° or 53° 8′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.27681° or 4° 16′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C5Q4PRF+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 1493703310OpenStreetMap feature
historic=citywallsWikidata ID
Q5016914
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Caernarfon Town Walls” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Muralles de Caernarfon”
- Danish: “Caernarfon bymur”
- Danish: “Caernarfons bymur”
- French: “enceinte de Caernarfon”
- French: “Enceinte de Caernarfon”
- Indonesian: “Tembok kota Caernarfon”
- Japanese: “カーナーヴォンの市壁”
- Portuguese: “Muralhas da cidade de Caernarfon”
- Portuguese: “Muralhas de Caernarfon”
- Welsh: “muriau tref Caernarfon”
- Welsh: “Muriau Tref Caernarfon”
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