- He built a string of castles along the north Wales coast to control the native population, and he saved perhaps his finest castle for Caernarfon.
- Despite Caernarfon Castle’s external appearance of being mostly complete, the interior buildings no longer survive and many of the building plans were never...
- Located on the outskirts of the coastal town Caernarfon, the impressive Caernarfon Castle sits back from the sea under striking cliff faces.
- Significantly, the sheer scale, nobility and architectural finish of Caernarfon castle set it apart from all the others.
- The king's son, Edward of Caernarfon, was born in 1284 and henceforward the castle must have been seen as the palace of a new dynasty of princes.
- Caernarfon Castle incorporated colored stones in stripes which many believe was a way to mimic the walls of Constantinople, probably due to Edward’s travels to...
- He then presented them with his son, born in Caernarfon Castle and still as a baby, not yet able to speak any language at all.
- Caernarfon Castle is located on Wales’ northwest coast, just off the A487 and there is parking directly next to the site.
- Overlooking the Menai Strait with its imposing polygonal towers, Caernarfon Castle (Carnarvon Castle) has been dominating the landscape in this corner of...
- The town of Caernarfon, where the castle is located, actually sits within the castle walls rather than the castle sitting within the town – that’s one big castle!