- Did you know? Caerphilly Castle is the largest castle in Wales and the second-largest castle in Europe, after Windsor Castle in the UK.
- Including its moats and outlying areas, the 30 acre castle at Caerphilly is the largest in Wales, and second in size only to Windsor in the whole of Britain.
- Llywelyn ap Gruffudd didn’t build Caerphilly Castle. ... By then Caerphilly must have appeared like some mythical castle floating in an enchanted lake.
- Aerial view of Caerphilly Castle in 1947 Caerphilly Castle in 1947, courtesy of the RCAHMW and its Coflein website.
- The castle was built in response to the advances of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales, who was a few miles S of Caerphilly.
- We highly enjoyed our visit exploring Caerphilly Castle. The castle was built in the 13th century, it is the largest castle in Wales and the second largest in the UK.
- Even today, Caerphilly is the largest castle in Wales and second only to Windsor in size in all of Britain. One historian has described Caerphilly as “having the...
- Caerphilly Castle was built in 1268 by the Norman lord Gilbert De Clare. It is the largest Castle in Wales and the second largest in the United Kingdom.
- Facts about Caerphilly Castle 2: the size of Caerphilly Castle. Due to the big area of the castle, it takes the record as the second largest castle in Britain.
- With atmospheric ruins and surrounded by vast lakes, Caerphilly provides a picturesque visit steeped in over 700 years of history. Getting to Caerphilly Castle.